How To Install dkms on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install dkms in Fedora 36. dkms is Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dkms on Fedora 36.

What is `dkms`

This package contains the framework for the Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) method for installing module RPMS as originally developed by Dell.

We can use yum or dnf to install dkms on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dkms.

Install dkms on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install dkms using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install dkms

Install dkms on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install dkms using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install dkms

How To Uninstall dkms on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the dkms package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove dkms

dkms Package Contents on Fedora 36

/etc/dkms
/etc/dkms/framework.conf
/etc/dkms/sign_helper.sh
/etc/kernel/install.d/dkms
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms
/etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms
/usr/lib/dkms
/usr/lib/dkms/common.postinst
/usr/lib/dkms/dkms_autoinstaller
/usr/lib/dkms/find-provides
/usr/lib/dkms/lsb_release
/usr/lib/kernel/install.d/40-dkms.install
/usr/lib/systemd/system/dkms.service
/usr/sbin/dkms
/usr/share/bash-completion/completions/dkms
/usr/share/doc/dkms
/usr/share/doc/dkms/README.md
/usr/share/licenses/dkms
/usr/share/licenses/dkms/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man8/dkms.8.gz
/var/lib/dkms

References

dkms website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dkms on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).