Hello,
I just installed the virtualbox package through Octopi and then uninstalled it (also through Octopi).
During uninstallation, Octopi suggested to uninstall dkms.
I’m not really knowledgeable about all the kernel modules but I think dkms is required for the system and the updates right?
If that the case, maybe something should “require” dkms by default so it is not suggested to uninstall it?
Kind regards,
I think it totally depends on what you have installed. I have no free-floating kernel modules on my desktop, however, my server has zfs installed.
To get a list of packages installed as dependencies but no longer required by any installed package, see #Removing unused packages (orphans).
Or use
cleanup
in terminal.
Use only pacman in terminal, not octopi 
Oh okay, I understood that the GPU drivers require kernel modules, which would be built/installed using dkms. For example when the kernel is updated?
But maybe it doesn’t use dkms actually!
@SGS (replied at the same time)
Are you talking about this: How to remove packages and eventually debloat the system? | Garuda Linux wiki
I thought Octopi was kinda “supported” by Garuda? Should it be avoided?
EDIT: Found this too? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7kzZ45Gck8
You don’t need dkms if you aren’t using any DKMS packages.
pactree -r dkms
There is no garuda-inxi posted so we cannot make any guesses about what specific hardware you have that might use DKMS packages, but commonly DKMS packages are used to allow installing proprietary or out-or-kernel drivers on a non-standard kernel (basically any kernel other than the standard Linux kernel).
For example, if you have Nvidia or Broadcom hardware and want to use the Zen kernel, you can install the kernel headers and use the DKMS versions of the driver packages.
You can learn more about DKMS here: Dynamic Kernel Module Support - ArchWiki
Hello,
Initially I posted on feedback, with no template.
But here is the garuda-inxi if it’s still any interest to you:
Kernel: 6.10.5-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=f22a06c1-1697-4e77-a64d-c7c3677134ba rw rootflags=subvol=@
quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.1.4 tk: Qt v: N/A wm: kwin_wayland dm: SDDM
Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: ASUS product: N/A v: N/A serial: N/A
Mobo: ASUSTeK model: ROG STRIX B650E-E GAMING WIFI v: Rev 1.xx
serial: <filter> part-nu: SKU uuid: 4017f533-7992-7b14-4800-c87f54534e2f
UEFI: American Megatrends v: 3014 date: 07/17/2024
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 9 7900 socket: AM5 bits: 64 type: MT MCP MCM
arch: Zen 4 gen: 5 level: v4 note: check built: 2022+ process: TSMC n5 (5nm)
family: 0x19 (25) model-id: 0x61 (97) stepping: 2 microcode: 0xA601206
Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 12 tpc: 2 threads: 24 dies: 2 smt: enabled
cache: L1: 768 KiB desc: d-12x32 KiB; i-12x32 KiB L2: 12 MiB
desc: 12x1024 KiB L3: 64 MiB desc: 2x32 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 5056 high: 5270 min/max: 545/5435 base/boost: 3700/5450
scaling: driver: amd-pstate-epp governor: performance volts: 1.3 V
ext-clock: 100 MHz cores: 1: 4822 2: 5156 3: 5167 4: 5170 5: 5143 6: 5270
7: 5071 8: 5136 9: 5149 10: 4137 11: 5144 12: 5127 13: 5141 14: 5101
15: 5026 16: 5175 17: 5122 18: 5175 19: 5114 20: 4914 21: 5017 22: 4949
23: 5062 24: 5069 bogomips: 177597
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: AMD Navi 31 [Radeon RX 7900 XT/7900 XTX/7900M]
vendor: Sapphire NITRO+ driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-3 code: Navi-3x
process: TSMC n5 (5nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
ports: active: DP-1 empty: DP-2, HDMI-A-1, HDMI-A-2, Writeback-1
bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:744c class-ID: 0300
Display: unspecified server: X.Org v: 24.1.2 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.2
compositor: kwin_wayland driver: X: loaded: amdgpu
unloaded: modesetting,radeon alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi
gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :1 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 3440x1440 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 910x381mm (35.83x15.00")
s-diag: 987mm (38.84")
Monitor-1: DP-1 model: Dell AW3418DW serial: <filter> built: 2017
res: 3440x1440 hz: 120 dpi: 109 gamma: 1.2 size: 798x335mm (31.42x13.19")
diag: 865mm (34.1") modes: max: 3440x1440 min: 640x480
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: radeonsi surfaceless: drv: radeonsi x11:
drv: radeonsi inactive: wayland
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 24.1.6-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX (radeonsi
navi31 LLVM 18.1.8 DRM 3.57 6.10.5-zen1-1-zen) device-ID: 1002:744c
memory: 23.44 GiB unified: no
API: Vulkan v: 1.3.279 layers: 9 device: 0 type: discrete-gpu name: AMD
Radeon RX 7900 XTX (RADV NAVI31) driver: mesa radv v: 24.1.6-arch1.1
device-ID: 1002:744c surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe
(LLVM 18.1.8 256 bits) driver: mesa llvmpipe v: 24.1.6-arch1.1 (LLVM
18.1.8) device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
Device-1: AMD Navi 31 HDMI/DP Audio driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie:
gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 03:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:ab30
class-ID: 0403
Device-2: ASUSTek USB Audio driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-6:2
chip-ID: 0b05:1a52 class-ID: 0300
Device-3: Logitech G733 Gaming Headset
driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid type: USB rev: 1.1 speed: 12 Mb/s
lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 5-2.1.3:7 chip-ID: 046d:0ab5 class-ID: 0300
Device-4: Razer USA Nommo Chroma driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 5-2.3:4
chip-ID: 1532:0517 class-ID: 0102
API: ALSA v: k6.10.5-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.2.2 status: n/a (root, process) with:
1: pipewire-pulse status: active 2: wireplumber status: active
3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin 4: pw-jack type: plugin
tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Intel Ethernet I225-V vendor: ASUSTeK driver: igc v: kernel pcie:
gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: N/A bus-ID: 07:00.0 chip-ID: 8086:15f3
class-ID: 0200
IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Foxconn driver: mt7921e v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s
lanes: 1 bus-ID: 08:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:0616 class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp8s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, sshd, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Foxconn / Hon Hai Wireless_Device driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB
rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-11:7
chip-ID: 0489:e0e2 class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 1 state: down bt-service: enabled,running
rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes address: <filter> bt-v: 5.2 lmp-v: 11
status: discoverable: no pairing: no
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 1.82 TiB used: 439.38 GiB (23.6%)
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Western Digital
model: WD BLACK SN850X 2000GB size: 1.82 TiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 620361WD temp: 60.9 C scheme: GPT
SMART: yes health: PASSED on: 7d 10h cycles: 44
read-units: 3,591,785 [1.83 TB] written-units: 6,566,783 [3.36 TB]
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 750 GiB size: 750 GiB (100.00%) used: 439.35 GiB (58.6%)
fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 100 MiB size: 96 MiB (96.00%)
used: 27 MiB (28.1%) fs: vfat block-size: 512 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1
maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 750 GiB size: 750 GiB (100.00%)
used: 439.35 GiB (58.6%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5
maj-min: 259:5
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 750 GiB size: 750 GiB (100.00%)
used: 439.35 GiB (58.6%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5
maj-min: 259:5
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 750 GiB size: 750 GiB (100.00%)
used: 439.35 GiB (58.6%) fs: btrfs block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5
maj-min: 259:5
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 62.44 GiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: 100
comp: zstd avail: lzo,lzo-rle,lz4,lz4hc,842 max-streams: 24 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 83.9 C mobo: 54.0 C gpu: amdgpu temp: 69.0 C
mem: 74.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A gpu: amdgpu fan: 661
Info:
Memory: total: 64 GiB note: est. available: 62.44 GiB used: 13.2 GiB (21.1%)
Processes: 495 Power: uptime: 1h 53m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 24.96 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 256 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: pm: pacman pkgs: 1840 libs: 564 tools: octopi,pamac,paru
Compilers: clang: 18.1.8 gcc: 14.2.1 Shell: garuda-inxi (sudo) default: Bash
v: 5.2.32 running-in: konsole inxi: 3.3.35
Garuda (2.6.26-1):
System install date: 2024-08-03
Last full system update: 2024-08-18
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut
Windows dual boot: Yes
Failed units:
Thank you for your explanations, I wrongfully thought that it was required for all kernels.
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