How to Install and Uninstall zfs-dkms Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: May 19,2024

1. Install "zfs-dkms" package

This tutorial shows how to install zfs-dkms on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                zfs-dkms
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "zfs-dkms" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall zfs-dkms on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                zfs-dkms
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the zfs-dkms package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: zfs-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 0.8.4-1ubuntu11.2
Priority: extra
Section: universe/kernel
Source: zfs-linux
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian ZFS on Linux maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14195
Provides: zfs-modules
Depends: dkms (>> 2.1.1.2-5), file, libc6-dev | libc-dev, lsb-release, python3-distutils | libpython3-stdlib (<< 3.6.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, perl:any
Recommends: zfs-zed, zfsutils-linux (>= 0.8.4-1ubuntu11.2), linux-libc-dev (<< 5.7~), linux-libc-dev (>= 2.6.32~)
Suggests: debhelper
Breaks: spl-dkms (<< 0.8.0~rc1)
Replaces: spl-dkms
Filename: pool/universe/z/zfs-linux/zfs-dkms_0.8.4-1ubuntu11.2_all.deb
Size: 1898436
MD5sum: 5b616db0b887223958889e2015c758f8
SHA1: 650d96d3b61eda12e50d7639ede018f64ec47073
SHA256: 9458819a777acc198f5e3f485a3d8e54870f4a4b45a1944e694a06a6cd5ae16e
SHA512: 8881941b0fcdc17d082afeee5c0bcefc190163eccdd4e9fd6c45fb81a11494d64e43a1185d9e995de6351ec4f897b3c564fb9dc420d82f046365ec6c7455f1e2
Homepage: https://zfsonlinux.org/
Description-en: OpenZFS filesystem kernel modules for Linux
OpenZFS is a storage platform that encompasses the functionality of
traditional filesystems and volume managers. It supports data checksums,
compression, encryption, snapshots, and more.
.
This DKMS package includes the SPA, DMU, ZVOL, and ZPL components of
OpenZFS.
Description-md5: 39e75ed3c1d3a5bc9c23ff32d0b5bbe1

Package: zfs-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 0.8.4-1ubuntu11
Priority: extra
Section: universe/kernel
Source: zfs-linux
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian ZFS on Linux maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 14195
Provides: zfs-modules
Depends: dkms (>> 2.1.1.2-5), file, libc6-dev | libc-dev, lsb-release, python3-distutils | libpython3-stdlib (<< 3.6.4), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0, perl:any
Recommends: zfs-zed, zfsutils-linux (>= 0.8.4-1ubuntu11), linux-libc-dev (<< 5.7~), linux-libc-dev (>= 2.6.32~)
Suggests: debhelper
Breaks: spl-dkms (<< 0.8.0~rc1)
Replaces: spl-dkms
Filename: pool/universe/z/zfs-linux/zfs-dkms_0.8.4-1ubuntu11_all.deb
Size: 1898408
MD5sum: c7083f7a8885c292a6433ec312f9da5d
SHA1: c5753c04f7b18ddb2041857e22f60e15d7a311c5
SHA256: bcd8bf82683201a35d1edbd6843b36eb73d8131037dea2c5841ecaf89a4af5cb
SHA512: 444d4172a6441519b60ecd06430004aab35a2a1fda61c152d3a83bc3efca804e49dcd4e0a9c708e6d87ea3bd2032a2944c74198d53caa72c951c467db6842042
Homepage: https://zfsonlinux.org/
Description-en: OpenZFS filesystem kernel modules for Linux
OpenZFS is a storage platform that encompasses the functionality of
traditional filesystems and volume managers. It supports data checksums,
compression, encryption, snapshots, and more.
.
This DKMS package includes the SPA, DMU, ZVOL, and ZPL components of
OpenZFS.
Description-md5: 39e75ed3c1d3a5bc9c23ff32d0b5bbe1