Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dkms on Kali Linux.
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 Kali Linux. 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 updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dkms using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dkmsInstall 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 dkmsInstall dkms Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude updateAfter updating apt database, We can install dkms using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dkms
How To Uninstall dkms on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the dkms package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dkmsUninstall dkms And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dkms and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dkmsRemove dkms Configurations and Data
To remove dkms configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dkmsRemove 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 dkmsDependencies
dkms have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dkms package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
