How to Install and Uninstall oss4-dkms Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 18,2024

1. Install "oss4-dkms" package

Learn how to install oss4-dkms on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                oss4-dkms
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "oss4-dkms" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall oss4-dkms on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                oss4-dkms
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the oss4-dkms package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: oss4-dkms
Architecture: amd64
Version: 4.2-build2010-5ubuntu1~16.04.2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kernel
Source: oss4
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OSS4 Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 4805
Provides: oss4-modules
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0), dpkg-dev, oss4-base, libc-dev
Recommends: linux-headers-686-pae | linux-headers-amd64 | linux-headers-generic
Filename: pool/universe/o/oss4/oss4-dkms_4.2-build2010-5ubuntu1~16.04.2_amd64.deb
Size: 659356
MD5sum: bcbf02d846549f3d9983b371e64a0208
SHA1: 7d4f4986ceb57788751902858488b46d51cb5b10
SHA256: 6d45f79ced3ee708eab41954032960f3331c1885600d859c59bcb2627e7de67a
SHA512: f4dead2c9fbac516d7945784607f6abf8904e9aeea77d0355ad9399a8db86ab59b3a5f2791a47c5e3ee4e516dad95e3d9a9bf5ce61f28dec78a9ecfd14ae8ac2
Description-en: Open Sound System - DKMS module sources
This package contains the source for the OSS4 kernel modules,
packaged with approriate configuration for DKMS to build new
modules dynamically.
Description-md5: f6a908efac09eb6cf3b2a93184b2014a

Package: oss4-dkms
Priority: optional
Section: universe/kernel
Installed-Size: 4804
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian OSS4 Maintainers
Architecture: amd64
Source: oss4
Version: 4.2-build2010-5
Provides: oss4-modules
Depends: dkms (>= 2.1.0.0), dpkg-dev, oss4-base, libc-dev
Recommends: linux-headers-686-pae | linux-headers-amd64 | linux-headers-generic
Filename: pool/universe/o/oss4/oss4-dkms_4.2-build2010-5_amd64.deb
Size: 656560
MD5sum: 2c725a46aa6ac5fca5ab6b3545c5c2e4
SHA1: 7c135da2984d5facbf993889c2cef8b422b5cebc
SHA256: 20eee15e03a1d660280fb92d5be09e7ba809e42db382690021cd414b03482034
Description-en: Open Sound System - DKMS module sources
This package contains the source for the OSS4 kernel modules,
packaged with approriate configuration for DKMS to build new
modules dynamically.
Description-md5: f6a908efac09eb6cf3b2a93184b2014a
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu