Linux tips: To safely remove DKMS module

 

1a) Under Ubuntu, if you run:-

# dkms status

// And you get:   abcdef : added (but you can't remove the dkms using (e.g):-

// sudo dkms uninstall DKMSmodule/1.2.34 

// or if you encounter

1b)  DKMS tree already contains: DKMSmodule

// when you try to install a DKMS module.

2) Do the below:

# cd /var/lib/dkms/

// look for your DKMSmodule

// remove the DKMSmodule directory

3) Update the dependencies:-

# /sbin/depmod -a