Re: Yum and dkms -

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On Tue, Sep 03, 2013 at 04:10:15AM -0400, Bob Goodwin ~ Zuni, Virginia, USA wrote:
> 
> After"yum update" this morning I have this notice. I recall needing dkms for
> some reason after installing vbox but don't recall the reason for it. I
> assume there is some action required on my part but what? It seems easier to
> ask here than to muddle through this again.
> 
> What command do I need to execute to fix this or should I just forget dkms?

Virtualbox needs a kernel module, since the module is out-of-tree, you
needed dkms to compile it for every new kernel update.  If you do not
use any other software that needs this facility, you can safely ignore
it.

Hope this helps,

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Suvayu

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