$ tree /usr/src/hello-0.1/
/usr/src/hello-0.1/
├── dkms.conf
├── hello.c
└── Makefile
0 directories, 3 files
$ sudo dkms add -m hello -v 0.1
$ sudo dkms build -m hello -v 0.1
$ sudo dkms install -m hello -v 0.1
$ sudo modprobe hello
$ dkms status
$ sudo dkms remove -m hello -v 0.1 --all
You can also ask DKMS to build and install this module for another kernel version after "dkms add".
$ sudo dkms build -m hello -v 0.1 -k 4.4.0-57-generic
$ sudo dkms install -m hello -v 0.1 -k 4.4.0-57-generic
It is also possible to build against multiple kernel versions.
$ sudo dkms build -m hello -v 0.1 -k 4.4.0-57-generic -k 4.4.0-58-generic
Using "dkms mkdeb" to build deb package. You shall run "dkms mkdeb" after "dkms add" and "dkms build"
sudo apt-get install debhelper
sudo dkms mkdeb -m hello -v 0.1