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I wouldn't call this a problem, but every time I upgrade packages via
Some lines from the terminal:
Why is Ubuntu installing DKMS if it can be removed with
sudo apt upgrade
, DKMS is installed. After that, as soon as I execute sudo apt autoremove
, DKMS is uninstalled. This has started after I changed the drivers for NVIDIA GeForce MX130 from the open-source X.Org driver to proprietary NVIDIA 460 driver.Some lines from the terminal:
sudo apt upgrade:
~$ sudo apt upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
linux-headers-5.8.0-43-generic linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-43
linux-image-5.8.0-43-generic linux-modules-5.8.0-43-generic
linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-43-generic
The following packages will be upgraded:
firefox firefox-locale-en gdm3 gir1.2-gdm-1.0 gnome-control-center
gnome-control-center-data gnome-control-center-faces libgdm1
libgnome-autoar-0-0 libldap-2.4-2 libldap-2.4-2:i386 libldap-common
linux-generic-hwe-20.04 linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04
linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 snapd
16 upgraded, 5 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 166 MB of archives.
After this operation, 373 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
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Setting up gnome-control-center-faces (1:3.36.5-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up linux-headers-5.8.0-43-generic (5.8.0-43.49~20.04.1) ...
/etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/dkms:
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 5.8.0-43-generic
Kernel preparation unnecessary for this kernel. Skipping...
applying patch disable_fstack-clash-protection_fcf-protection.patch...patching f
ile Kbuild
Hunk #1 succeeded at 85 (offset 14 lines).Building module:
cleaning build area...
unset ARCH; [ ! -h /usr/bin/cc ] && export CC=/usr/bin/gcc; env NV_VERBOSE=1 'ma
ke' -j8 NV_EXCLUDE_BUILD_MODULES='' KERNEL_UNAME=5.8.0-43-generic IGNORE_XEN_PRE
SENCE=1 IGNORE_CC_MISMATCH=1 SYSSRC=/lib/modules/5.8.0-43-generic/build LD=/usr/
bin/ld.bfd modules......
Signing module:
- /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/460.32.03/5.8.0-43-generic/x86_64/module/nvidia-drm.ko
- /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/460.32.03/5.8.0-43-generic/x86_64/module/nvidia.ko
- /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/460.32.03/5.8.0-43-generic/x86_64/module/nvidia-uvm.ko
- /var/lib/dkms/nvidia/460.32.03/5.8.0-43-generic/x86_64/module/nvidia-modeset.
ko
Secure Boot not enabled on this system.
cleaning build area...
DKMS: build completed.
nvidia.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/5.8.0-43-generic/updates/dkms/
nvidia-modeset.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/5.8.0-43-generic/updates/dkms/
nvidia-drm.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/5.8.0-43-generic/updates/dkms/
nvidia-uvm.ko:
Running module version sanity check.
- Original module
- No original module exists within this kernel
- Installation
- Installing to /lib/modules/5.8.0-43-generic/updates/dkms/
depmod...
DKMS: install completed.
...done.
Setting up linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-43-generic (5.8.0-43.49~20.04.1) ...
Setting up libldap-2.4-2:amd64 (2.4.49+dfsg-2ubuntu1.6) ...
Setting up libldap-2.4-2:i386 (2.4.49+dfsg-2ubuntu1.6) ...
Setting up linux-headers-generic-hwe-20.04 (5.8.0.43.49~20.04.29) ...
Setting up linux-image-generic-hwe-20.04 (5.8.0.43.49~20.04.29) ...
Setting up linux-generic-hwe-20.04 (5.8.0.43.49~20.04.29) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.24-1ubuntu3) ...
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.64ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.17-2) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:i386 (2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.64.6-1~ubuntu20.04.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9.2) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (245.4-4ubuntu3.4) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.9.1-1) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.12.16-2ubuntu2.1) ...
Setting up gir1.2-gdm-1.0:amd64 (3.36.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.3) ...
Setting up gnome-control-center (1:3.36.5-0ubuntu1) ...
Setting up gdm3 (3.36.3-0ubuntu0.20.04.3) ...
Processing triggers for linux-image-5.8.0-43-generic (5.8.0-43.49~20.04.1) ...
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/dkms:
* dkms: running auto installation service for kernel 5.8.0-43-generic
...done.
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-43-generic
/etc/kernel/postinst.d/zz-update-grub:
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub'
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/init-select.cfg'
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-43-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-43-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-41-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-41-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-40-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-40-generic
Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings
done
sudo apt autoremove:
~$ sudo apt autoremove
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
linux-headers-5.8.0-40-generic linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-40
linux-image-5.8.0-40-generic linux-modules-5.8.0-40-generic
linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-40-generic
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 5 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 372 MB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 287934 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing linux-headers-5.8.0-40-generic (5.8.0-40.45~20.04.1) ...
Removing linux-hwe-5.8-headers-5.8.0-40 (5.8.0-40.45~20.04.1) ...
Removing linux-modules-extra-5.8.0-40-generic (5.8.0-40.45~20.04.1) ...
Removing linux-image-5.8.0-40-generic (5.8.0-40.45~20.04.1) ...
/etc/kernel/prerm.d/dkms:
dkms: removing: nvidia 460.32.03 (5.8.0-40-generic) (x86_64)
-------- Uninstall Beginning --------
Module: nvidia
Version: 460.32.03
Kernel: 5.8.0-40-generic (x86_64)
-------------------------------------
Status: Before uninstall, this module version was ACTIVE on this kernel.
nvidia.ko:
- Uninstallation
- Deleting from: /lib/modules/5.8.0-40-generic/updates/dkms/
- Original module
- No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
- Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.nvidia-modeset.ko:
- Uninstallation
- Deleting from: /lib/modules/5.8.0-40-generic/updates/dkms/
- Original module
- No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
- Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.nvidia-drm.ko:
- Uninstallation
- Deleting from: /lib/modules/5.8.0-40-generic/updates/dkms/
- Original module
- No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
- Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.nvidia-uvm.ko:
- Uninstallation
- Deleting from: /lib/modules/5.8.0-40-generic/updates/dkms/
- Original module
- No original module was found for this module on this kernel.
- Use the dkms install command to reinstall any previous module version.
depmod...
DKMS: uninstall completed.
/etc/kernel/postrm.d/initramfs-tools:
update-initramfs: Deleting /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-40-generic
/etc/kernel/postrm.d/zz-update-grub:
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub'
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/init-select.cfg'
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-43-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-43-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.8.0-41-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.8.0-41-generic
Adding boot menu entry for UEFI Firmware Settings
done
Removing linux-modules-5.8.0-40-generic (5.8.0-40.45~20.04.1) ...
autoremove
?