How To Install vpoll-dkms on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vpoll-dkms on Debian 12.
What is vpoll-dkms
vpoll-dkms is:
This kernel module creates the vpoll device for libvpoll. This package provides the source code for the vpoll kernel module and makes use of the DKMS build utility to install it for the running kernel.
There are three methods to install vpoll-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 vpoll-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 vpoll-dkms using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vpoll-dkms
Install vpoll-dkms Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vpoll-dkms using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vpoll-dkms
Install vpoll-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 vpoll-dkms using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vpoll-dkms
How To Uninstall vpoll-dkms on Debian 12
To uninstall only the vpoll-dkms package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vpoll-dkms
Uninstall vpoll-dkms And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vpoll-dkms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vpoll-dkms
Remove vpoll-dkms Configurations and Data
To remove vpoll-dkms configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vpoll-dkms
Remove vpoll-dkms configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vpoll-dkms configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vpoll-dkms
Dependencies
vpoll-dkms have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vpoll-dkms package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
