Public bug reported: Please include DKMS in Ubuntu main. Version 2.0.17 or higher has Ubuntu support, and will be used to enable brand new hardware on forthcoming Dell systems for which the base kernel of each given Ubuntu release does not have drivers for that new hardware.
GIT: http://linux.dell.com/git/dkms.git Deb: http://linux.dell.com/dkms/debian/ Home page: http://linux.dell.com/dkms/dkms.html DKMS stands for Dynamic Kernel Module Support. It is designed to create a framework where kernel dependent module source can reside so that it is very easy to rebuild modules as you upgrade kernels. This will allow Linux vendors to provide driver drops without having to wait for new kernel releases while also taking out the guesswork for customers attempting to recompile modules for new kernels. For veteran Linux users it also provides some advantages since a separate framework for driver drops will remove kernel releases as a blocking mechanism for distributing code. Instead, driver development should speed up as this separate module source tree will allow quicker testing cycles meaning better tested code can later be pushed back into the kernel at a more rapid pace. Its also nice for developers and maintainers as DKMS only requires a source tarball in conjunction with a small configuration file in order to function correctly. ** Affects: redfish (upstream) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Affects: Ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Also affects: redfish (upstream) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- add DKMS to Ubuntu https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/121676 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
