How To Install dkms on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install dkms on Debian 11. dkms is Dynamic Kernel Module Support Framework

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dkms on Debian 11.

What is dkms

dkms is:

DKMS is a framework designed to allow individual kernel modules to be upgraded without changing the whole kernel. It is also very easy to rebuild modules as you upgrade kernels.

There are three methods to install dkms on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dkms Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dkms using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dkms

Install dkms Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install dkms

Install dkms Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install dkms

How To Uninstall dkms on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove dkms

Uninstall dkms And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dkms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dkms

Remove dkms Configurations and Data

To remove dkms configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dkms

Remove dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dkms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dkms

Dependencies

dkms have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dkms package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.