How To Install dkms on CentOS 7
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dkms on CentOS 7.
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 CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install dkms.
Install dkms on CentOS 7 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache
After updating yum database, We can install dkms using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install dkms
Install dkms on CentOS 7 Using dnf
If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first.
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache
After updating yum database, We can install dkms using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install dkms
How To Uninstall dkms on CentOS 7
To uninstall only the dkms package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove dkms
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dkms on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.
