How to Install and Uninstall oss4-dkms Package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "oss4-dkms" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install oss4-dkms on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                oss4-dkms
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "oss4-dkms" package

This tutorial shows how to uninstall oss4-dkms on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                oss4-dkms
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the oss4-dkms package on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)

Package: oss4-dkms
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.2-build2010-5ubuntu6~20.04.3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kernel
Source: oss4
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OSS4 Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4804
Provides: oss4-modules
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0), dpkg-dev, oss4-base, libc-dev
Recommends: linux-headers-686-pae | linux-headers-amd64 | linux-headers-generic
Filename: pool/universe/o/oss4/oss4-dkms_4.2-build2010-5ubuntu6~20.04.3_amd64.deb
Size: 651008
MD5sum: 9fdac3cde1bdc7fb72fc14b5456df976
SHA1: 41a42c4437eb6828804cc56626a7cc26b378efd2
SHA256: 1cffda3bfcad9f6242ccc12c5d02b155270f90b0f53b28ad7f098306876f7bb1
SHA512: bf57503d06464cb94a41c0fb4934017a5e38aa256cf14ba2de4598521b229e987a34f9c9657beac20934e664337bb52f3bbe8311cd79a5f2f93c6f79d49002c7
Description: Open Sound System - DKMS module sources
Description-md5: f6a908efac09eb6cf3b2a93184b2014a

Package: oss4-dkms
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.2-build2010-5ubuntu5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kernel
Source: oss4
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OSS4 Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4805
Provides: oss4-modules
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0), dpkg-dev, oss4-base, libc-dev
Recommends: linux-headers-686-pae | linux-headers-amd64 | linux-headers-generic
Filename: pool/universe/o/oss4/oss4-dkms_4.2-build2010-5ubuntu5_amd64.deb
Size: 650740
MD5sum: cc5cc2ea057e99cf6f75433e0597236b
SHA1: 1e6246061b35cb5f640bb95cfb245aa4733b6713
SHA256: 81f90b7485754bf1b01a6e7b957c986cb3688ce141c6081f1912ad30bea2dec0
Description: Open Sound System - DKMS module sources
Description-md5: f6a908efac09eb6cf3b2a93184b2014a