dkms

A framework that allows for dynamic building of kernel modules. More information: <https://github.com/dell/dkms>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/dkms.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install dkms
Ubuntu
apt-get install dkms
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S dkms
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install dkms
Fedora
dnf install dkms
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install dkms
Raspbian
apt-get install dkms

A framework that allows for dynamic building of kernel modules. More information: <https://github.com/dell/dkms>.

  • List currently installed modules:
    dkms status
  • Rebuild all modules for the currently running kernel:
    dkms autoinstall
  • Install version 1.2.1 of the acpi_call module for the currently running kernel:
    dkms install -m acpi_call -v 1.2.1
  • Remove version 1.2.1 of the acpi_call module from all kernels:
    dkms remove -m acpi_call -v 1.2.1 --all

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