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| Original author(s) | Gary Lerhaupt |
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| Developer(s) | Dell |
| Initial release | 2003 |
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| Written in | Bash |
| Operating system | Linux |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | linux |
Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) is a program/framework that enables generating Linux kernel modules whose sources generally reside outside the kernel source tree. The concept is to have DKMS modules automatically rebuilt when a new kernel is installed.[3]
Framework
An essential feature of DKMS is that it automatically recompiles all DKMS modules if a new kernel version is installed. This allows drivers and devices outside of the mainline kernel to continue working after a Linux kernel upgrade.
Another benefit of DKMS is that it allows the installation of a new driver on an existing system, running an arbitrary kernel version, without any need for manual compilation or precompiled packages provided by the vendor.
DKMS was written by the Linux Engineering Team at Dell in 2003. It is included in many distributions, such as Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, SuSE, and Arch. DKMS is free software released under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL) v2 or later.
DKMS supports both the Rpm and Deb package formats out-of-the-box.
See also
References
- ^ "v2.4.0: Merge pull request #23 from dell/red-hat-cleanups". Github.com. 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Lerhaupt, Gary (September 1, 2003). "Kernel Korner - Exploring Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS)". Linux Journal. Retrieved March 12, 2016.