5

If you run the "dkms status" command in Ubuntu, two identical lines are returned. Here they are::

  • rtl8821ce/v5.5.2_34066.20200325, 6.5.0-41-generic, x86_64: installed
  • rtl8821ce/v5.5.2_34066.20200325, 6.5.0-44-generic, x86_64: installed

Does this mean that I have two identical rtl8821ce drivers installed ? And how can I disable one driver here if they have the same name ?

Yura Mazurov
  • 51

1 Answers1

6

They belong to different kernel versions (6.5.0-44 and 6.5.0-41). It is a good idea to keep multiple kernel version installed (Ubuntu already does that), because otherwise, a faulty kernel update may render your computer unusable.

If there are too many old kernel versions, run sudo apt autoremove to remove all except the current and the previous kernel version.

Archisman Panigrahi
  • 38,814