How to Install and Uninstall dkms Package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "dkms" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install dkms on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)


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

Here is a brief guide to show you how to uninstall dkms on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                dkms
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the dkms package on Ubuntu 23.10 (Mantic Minotaur)

Package: dkms
Architecture: all
Version: 3.0.11-1ubuntu10
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: admin
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Dynamic Kernel Module System Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 191
Provides: dkms-autopkgtest (= 3.0.11-1ubuntu10)
Pre-Depends: lsb-release
Depends: kmod | kldutils, gcc | c-compiler, gcc-12, dpkg-dev, make | build-essential, patch
Recommends: fakeroot, sudo, linux-headers-generic | linux-headers-686-pae | linux-headers-amd64 | linux-headers
Suggests: menu, e2fsprogs
Filename: pool/main/d/dkms/dkms_3.0.11-1ubuntu10_all.deb
Size: 51280
MD5sum: cb11d0461b0cfedbd272664a0c15c21d
SHA1: b00c070b8cb1ec8ee60602a00e371477c14524d6
SHA256: 5d30be4c3b1245f29e5b891aed218a9b622746ddb5e692ccdbf98ad50d057592
SHA512: c13618fbb44408637abbd86f23a5068f17bdadcd3e299571ad8f05ac408ad311631cc76fbd3fac8314625956edadc60014e8a830d14018c97e36fa5641034323
Homepage: https://github.com/dell/dkms
Description: Dynamic Kernel Module System (DKMS)
Description-md5: 232c475017017fa9b762bad26978f5d1