Dynamic Kernel Module Support

Software framework for installing and updating Linux kernel modules from source

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Also known as DKMS · Dynamic Kernel Module System

Developer: Dell
Founded: 2003
Released: 2003
Latest version: 3.4.4
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1.“Release 3.4.4”github.com/dkms-project/dkms/releases/tag/v3.4.4Retrieved 2026-10-06
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Written in: GNU Bash
License: GNU General Public License
Operating system: Linux
Website: github.com/dkms-project/dkms

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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.

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Product or material produced: Linux kernel module
Copyright status: copyrighted

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