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6.46.2. Contents of Kmod

Installed programs: depmod (link to kmod), insmod (link to kmod), kmod, lsmod (link to kmod), modinfo (link to kmod), modprobe (link to kmod), and rmmod (link to kmod)

Installed library: libkmod.so


Short Descriptions

depmod Creates a dependency file based on the symbols it finds in the existing set of modules; this dependency file is used by modprobe to automatically load the required modules


insmod Installs a loadable module in the running kernel

kmod Loads and unloads kernel modules

lsmod Lists currently loaded modules

modinfo Examines an object file associated with a kernel module and displays any information that it can glean

modprobe Uses a dependency file, created by depmod, to automatically load relevant modules

rmmod Unloads modules from the running kernel

libkmod This library is used by other programs to load and unload kernel modules


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