How to Install and Uninstall r8168-dkms Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 21,2024

1. Install "r8168-dkms" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install r8168-dkms on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                r8168-dkms
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "r8168-dkms" package

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall r8168-dkms on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the r8168-dkms package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: r8168-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 8.048.03-3
Priority: extra
Section: universe/kernel
Source: r8168
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Andreas Beckmann
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1356
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0)
Filename: pool/universe/r/r8168/r8168-dkms_8.048.03-3_all.deb
Size: 98452
MD5sum: a9b622abbba42c366803dccee3476cb7
SHA1: a4c0b6d63843c92d701a6c19bf1280abde207a59
SHA256: 07289d6fc0df3ad77c8af51215cb04662ad07d9897e3b39a7b5cb661380a13a1
SHA512: 2c4561cbdd7e5b5f71af293a3c3ff5ec3bcadb471bef28f9e1f88145b14c86587ae27a81a76526cf748d0d2931f37723e4c5f716acd23e5e9a7c8f391f0b2645
Homepage: https://www.realtek.com/en/component/zoo/category/network-interface-controllers-10-100-1000m-gigabit-ethernet-pci-express-software
Description-en: dkms source for the r8168 network driver
r8168 is the Linux device driver released by RealTek for their network
controllers with PCI-Express interface:
* 10/100/1000M Gigabit Ethernet: RTL8111B, RTL8111C, RTL8111D, RTL8111E,
RTL8111F, RTL8111G(S), RTL8111H(S), RTL8118(A)(S), RTL8119i, RTL8111L,
RTL8168B, RTL8168E, RTL8168H, RTL8111DP, RTL8111EP, RTL8111FP, RTL8411,
RTL8411B
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This driver should only be used for devices not yet supported by the
in-kernel driver r8169. Please see the README.Debian for instructions how
to report bugs against r8169 that made it necessary to use r8168-dkms.
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Installation of the r8168-dkms package will disable the in-kernel r8169
module. To re-enable r8169, the r8168-dkms package must be purged.
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This package provides the dkms source code for the r8168 kernel modules.
Kernel source or headers are required to compile these modules.
Description-md5: eaa28982dd31d75e907229d8fbe767db