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| name = Dynamic Kernel Module Support<br />
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| author = Gary Lerhaupt<br />
| developer = [[Dell]]<br />
| released = {{Start date and age|2003}}<br />
| latest release version = 3.2.1<ref>{{cite web<br />
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| license = [[GPLv2]]<br />
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'''Dynamic Kernel Module Support''' ('''DKMS''') is a program/[[software framework|framework]] that enables generating [[Linux]] [[loadable kernel module|kernel modules]] whose [[source code|sources]] generally reside outside the kernel [[source tree]]. The concept is to have DKMS modules automatically rebuilt when a new kernel is installed.<ref>{{cite journal<br />
| last = Lerhaupt<br />
| first = Gary<br />
| date = September 1, 2003<br />
| title = Kernel Korner - Exploring Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS)<br />
| url = https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6896<br />
| journal = Linux Journal<br />
| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20190813132009/https://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6896<br />
| archivedate = August 13, 2019<br />
| access-date = <!-- March 12, 2016 -->}}</ref><br />
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==Framework==<br />
An essential feature of DKMS is that it automatically [[recompile]]s all DKMS modules if a new kernel version is installed. This allows drivers and devices outside of the [[Mainline Linux|mainline kernel]] to continue working after a Linux kernel upgrade.<ref>https://www.kernel.org/doc/ols/2004/ols2004v1-pages-187-202.pdf</ref><br />
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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.<br />
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DKMS was written by the Linux Engineering Team at [[Dell]] in 2003. It is included in many [[Linux distribution|distributions]], such as [[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]], [[Debian]], [[Fedora (operating system)|Fedora]], [[SUSE Linux|SUSE]], [[Mageia]] and [[Arch Linux|Arch]]. DKMS is [[free software]] released under the terms of the [[GNU General Public License]] (GPL) v2 or later.<br />
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DKMS supports both the [[Rpm (software)|rpm]] and [[Deb (file format)|deb]] package formats out of the box.<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Binary blob]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{GitHub|dell/dkms|Dynamic Kernel Module Support}}<br />
* [https://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/BuildingKernelModules#line-72 Building a kernel module using Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS)] on [[CentOS]] Wiki<br />
* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dynamic_Kernel_Module_Support Dynamic Kernel Module Support] on [https://wiki.archlinux.org/ ArchWiki]<br />
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