How to Install and Uninstall zfs-dkms Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: May 14,2024

You can also install and uninstall the zfs-dkms on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "zfs-dkms" package

Please follow the instructions below to install zfs-dkms on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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2. Uninstall "zfs-dkms" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall zfs-dkms on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the zfs-dkms package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: zfs-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 2.1.5-1ubuntu6~22.04.2
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: 17606
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 (>= 2.1.5-1ubuntu6~22.04.2), linux-libc-dev (<< 5.20~), linux-libc-dev (>= 3.10~)
Suggests: debhelper
Breaks: spl-dkms (<< 0.8.0~rc1)
Replaces: spl-dkms
Filename: pool/universe/z/zfs-linux/zfs-dkms_2.1.5-1ubuntu6~22.04.2_all.deb
Size: 2344870
MD5sum: e549ddc926162d4684252a9673ddeaf8
SHA1: ffdbc283b3e7cb88a856e009b3738c0358185ad1
SHA256: e0cfdd2d8d0e89f3ba2532714568c62dfb1af8322baf19149fa0bc5b3380b8ec
SHA512: c544516562d628e317be1aa8c1cc07c292e95324c421275cb07f48558307a62035d59bc489ab8fcc8e0eee62a68dd8bb5834d140426548bccfe31f76a0d78744
Homepage: https://zfsonlinux.org/
Description: OpenZFS filesystem kernel modules for Linux
Description-md5: 39e75ed3c1d3a5bc9c23ff32d0b5bbe1

Package: zfs-dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 2.1.2-1ubuntu3
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: 17490
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 (>= 2.1.2-1ubuntu3), linux-libc-dev (<< 5.16~), linux-libc-dev (>= 3.10~)
Suggests: debhelper
Breaks: spl-dkms (<< 0.8.0~rc1)
Replaces: spl-dkms
Filename: pool/universe/z/zfs-linux/zfs-dkms_2.1.2-1ubuntu3_all.deb
Size: 2339892
MD5sum: 9f46375e8ba8fc35715bf2a3c4d0177e
SHA1: 813f1ca80991ef2ec98145331eaaf074779f910a
SHA256: 1937013f9cc1a5ab6f485093b703ee61c1f39b3eb81935de65b395b5fa194dc5
SHA512: dadc877b757253cf78e5762ce34508c5e98ddc2d6cd14d737ac640de8bb786b1093ec5fb129ce64277fe6d2dc585ea63680a147c73f5e1e3ea3c91092655f31e
Homepage: https://zfsonlinux.org/
Description: OpenZFS filesystem kernel modules for Linux
Description-md5: 39e75ed3c1d3a5bc9c23ff32d0b5bbe1