How to Install and Uninstall dkms Package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Last updated: December 25,2024

1. Install "dkms" package

This is a short guide on how to install dkms on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "dkms" package

This guide let you learn how to uninstall dkms on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dkms
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dkms package on Linux Mint 21 (Vanessa)

Package: dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 2.8.7-2ubuntu2.2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dynamic Kernel Modules Support Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 295
Provides: dh-sequence-dkms
Pre-Depends: lsb-release
Depends: kmod | kldutils, gcc, gcc-12, dpkg-dev, make | build-essential, coreutils (>= 7.4), patch, dctrl-tools
Recommends: fakeroot, sudo, linux-headers-686-pae | linux-headers-amd64 | linux-headers-generic | linux-headers
Suggests: menu, e2fsprogs
Breaks: shim-signed (<< 1.34~)
Filename: pool/main/d/dkms/dkms_2.8.7-2ubuntu2.2_all.deb
Size: 70130
MD5sum: 19e431299038b83a3146d8cca64af532
SHA1: 7f1909cc371e12d76b9dd24cd3ce813b7d7b89cc
SHA256: 0af1ca1ba81ba8680332300838273d43c449a4d549fd992c70c8f64a9462ad74
SHA512: 59e79360f3bb7fe1c7af779a84f6d67b1067ace2151013adfde2b206e1f3395090f9b8798d1fe41f15237f85bd9d9185621f4f33d57d63b1e40668e825a3bdfd
Homepage: https://github.com/dell-oss/dkms
Description: Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework
DKMS is a framework designed to allow individual kernel modules to be upgraded
without changing the whole kernel. It is also very easy to rebuild modules as
you upgrade kernels.
Description-md5: b7b6bb6a6b083b2245e0648e7752a459
Task: ubuntustudio-video

Package: dkms
Version: 2.8.7-2ubuntu2.1mint1
Architecture: all
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Installed-Size: 295
Pre-Depends: lsb-release
Depends: kmod | kldutils, gcc, gcc-12, dpkg-dev, make | build-essential, coreutils (>= 7.4), patch, dctrl-tools
Recommends: fakeroot, sudo, linux-headers-686-pae | linux-headers-amd64 | linux-headers-generic | linux-headers
Suggests: menu, e2fsprogs
Breaks: shim-signed (<< 1.34~)
Provides: dh-sequence-dkms
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: https://github.com/dell-oss/dkms
Priority: optional
Section: kernel
Filename: pool/upstream/d/dkms/dkms_2.8.7-2ubuntu2.1mint1_all.deb
Size: 79656
SHA256: 21064ebe189764a84f46552e5a519f171b52419656e52e3e0d48488ad90b7a28
SHA1: b0876c7bc6acbb33a1d55c9e3511ad41cc9fa4ce
MD5sum: bb829f5ba7dcd92c5a2452d778f305d8
Description: Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework
DKMS is a framework designed to allow individual kernel modules to be upgraded
without changing the whole kernel. It is also very easy to rebuild modules as
you upgrade kernels.
Description-md5: b7b6bb6a6b083b2245e0648e7752a459
Original-Maintainer: Dynamic Kernel Modules Support Team

Package: dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 2.8.7-2ubuntu2
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dynamic Kernel Modules Support Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 294
Provides: dh-sequence-dkms
Pre-Depends: lsb-release
Depends: kmod | kldutils, gcc | c-compiler, dpkg-dev, make | build-essential, coreutils (>= 7.4), patch, dctrl-tools
Recommends: fakeroot, sudo, linux-headers-686-pae | linux-headers-amd64 | linux-headers-generic | linux-headers
Suggests: menu, e2fsprogs
Breaks: shim-signed (<< 1.34~)
Filename: pool/main/d/dkms/dkms_2.8.7-2ubuntu2_all.deb
Size: 69648
MD5sum: c39c4b4e5ca0a8fba0dc38e5549e529d
SHA1: 70f7de86ad0f0b75353a9c1bcd8267f4928b5a4f
SHA256: de6eae0b6df237df95595e99ce5b65329acc937c14e20974f3d68f53d814cc94
SHA512: c390833b2dd4aea7d149737facc0ed3b7997c45197aed201d6ebd6c392c403df9d86e9e1c5642c272f426c6b419f2e71184f1a5e8ec3af385313a4474828ed4d
Homepage: https://github.com/dell-oss/dkms
Description: Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework
DKMS is a framework designed to allow individual kernel modules to be upgraded
without changing the whole kernel. It is also very easy to rebuild modules as
you upgrade kernels.
Description-md5: b7b6bb6a6b083b2245e0648e7752a459
Task: ubuntustudio-video