Dynamic Kernel Module Support

Dynamic Kernel Module Support
Original author(s)Gary Lerhaupt
Developer(s)Dell
Initial release2003; 21 years ago (2003)
Stable release
3.0.7[1] / September 27, 2022; 23 months ago (2022-09-27)
Repository
Written inBash
Operating systemLinux
LicenseGPLv2
Websitegithub.com/dell/dkms

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.[2]

  1. ^ "Fixes for ldtarball · dell/dkms". GitHub. 2022-09-27. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  2. ^ Lerhaupt, Gary (September 1, 2003). "Kernel Korner - Exploring Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS)". Linux Journal. Archived from the original on August 13, 2019.