How To Install dkms on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dkms on Debian 10.
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 10. 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 10
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 10, 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 10 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 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.