How To Install r8168-dkms on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install r8168-dkms on Debian 12.
What is r8168-dkms
r8168-dkms is:
r8168 is the Linux device driver released by RealTek for their network controllers with PCI-Express interface:
- 10/100/1000M Gigabit Ethernet: RTL8111B, RTL8111C, RTL8111D, RTL8111E, RTL8111F, RTL8111G(S), RTL8111H(S), RTL8118(A)(S), RTL8119i, RTL8111L, RTL8111K, RTL8168B, RTL8168E, RTL8168H, RTL8111DP, RTL8111EP, RTL8111FP, RTL8411, RTL8411B
This driver should only be used for devices not yet supported by the in-kernel driver r8169. Please see the README.Debian for instructions how to report bugs against r8169 that made it necessary to use r8168-dkms.
Installation of the r8168-dkms package will disable the in-kernel r8169 module. To re-enable r8169, the r8168-dkms package must be purged.
This package provides the dkms source code for the r8168 kernel modules. Kernel source or headers are required to compile these modules.
There are three methods to install r8168-dkms on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install r8168-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 r8168-dkms using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install r8168-dkms
Install r8168-dkms Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install r8168-dkms using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install r8168-dkms
Install r8168-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 r8168-dkms using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install r8168-dkms
How To Uninstall r8168-dkms on Debian 12
To uninstall only the r8168-dkms package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove r8168-dkms
Uninstall r8168-dkms And Its Dependencies
To uninstall r8168-dkms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove r8168-dkms
Remove r8168-dkms Configurations and Data
To remove r8168-dkms configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge r8168-dkms
Remove r8168-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove r8168-dkms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge r8168-dkms
Dependencies
r8168-dkms have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install r8168-dkms package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.