How to uninstall or remove dkms software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

How to uninstall or remove dkms software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

You can uninstall or removes an installed dkms package itself from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) through the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get remove dkms 

Uninstall dkms including dependent package

If you would like to remove dkms and it's dependent packages which are no longer needed from Ubuntu,

$ sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove dkms 
Use Purging dkms

If you use with purge options to dkms package all the configuration and dependent packages will be removed.

$ sudo apt-get purge dkms 

If you use purge options along with auto remove, will be removed everything regarding the package, It's really useful when you want to reinstall again.

$ sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove dkms 

See Also,

How to install dkms software package from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) ?