System
dkms
Manages dynamic kernel modules across kernel updates.
Ubuntu
Debian
Fedora
CentOS
RHEL
Rocky
AlmaLinux
Arch
Manjaro
openSUSE
Verified: 2026-02-10
Syntax
$dkms [add|build|install|remove|status] [OPTIONEN]
Optionen
status
Zeigt registrierte Module und Build-Status
autoinstall
Baut/Installiert Module fuer aktuelle Kernel automatisch
remove
Entfernt ein Modul aus DKMS
Examples
$dkms status
$sudo dkms add -m nvidia -v 550.90.07
$sudo dkms autoinstall
See also
Typical use cases
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Standard usage
dkms --help
manpages.ubuntu.com
Note
Important for proprietary drivers and out-of-tree modules.
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