How to Install and Uninstall dh-modaliases Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "dh-modaliases" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install dh-modaliases on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                dh-modaliases
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "dh-modaliases" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall dh-modaliases on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dh-modaliases
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dh-modaliases package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: dh-modaliases
Architecture: all
Version: 1:0.9.2.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/admin
Source: ubuntu-drivers-common
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 48
Depends: perl:any
Enhances: debhelper
Filename: pool/universe/u/ubuntu-drivers-common/dh-modaliases_0.9.2.2_all.deb
Size: 8134
MD5sum: f7af59afb88f6749d6ff7909b7115e1c
SHA1: c65859c177db6c305640fb47acbe2e31f21c8a2f
SHA256: be253a3e7be6e5cd6f3b706081651062c7a2942efb5c06b7cb5fe925b12e020e
SHA512: 48e6b6a4cdabb52325d1b35d794511f5eb438f13e8bd6ca73da492c8f2a3cb83b5a2453d7d31108102abbae1ce9648916b898161ea7deaa7fb76335c7ee41beb
Description-en: debhelper extension for scanning kernel module aliases
dh_modaliases is useful for packages that ship third-party kernel modules,
either in binary form, or as sources (with e. g. DKMS). It extracts the
modules' modaliases from either the compile .ko files themselves (for packages
which ship them in compiled form, using modinfo), or from a package file
debian/packagename.modaliases.
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This enables software which is looking for missing driver packages (such as
Jockey or the operating system installer) to identify which package(s) will
provide a driver for a piece of hardware, identified by its modalias.
Description-md5: 1a811f1261ebf8d94f48be93de246b96