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Make sure kernel modules can be built on a system

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Version information

  • 0.1.0 (latest)
released Jul 18th 2015

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Add this module to your Puppetfile:

mod 'jaredjennings-build_kernel_modules', '0.1.0'
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bolt module add jaredjennings-build_kernel_modules
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Manually install this module globally with Puppet module tool:

puppet module install jaredjennings-build_kernel_modules --version 0.1.0

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jaredjennings/build_kernel_modules — version 0.1.0 Jul 18th 2015

build_kernel_modules

Table of Contents

  1. Overview
  2. Module Description - What the module does and why it is useful
  3. Setup - The basics of getting started with build_kernel_modules
  4. Usage - Configuration options and additional functionality
  5. Reference - An under-the-hood peek at what the module is doing and how
  6. Limitations - OS compatibility, etc.
  7. Development - Guide for contributing to the module

Overview

Make sure kernel modules can be built on a system.

Should work under any Red Hattish Linux (RHEL, CentOS, Fedora, OEL, SL, ...).

Module Description

This module installs the packages necessary to enable the building of kernel modules. This may be necessary in order to be able to install a proprietary video driver, some virtualization software, some antivirus software, or other such software that needs to hook into the kernel.

If you have DKMS, and the software you are installing is wise enough to expect and use it, you probably don't need this module. DKMS seems to be used more often under Ubuntu and Debian than CentOS, Fedora or RHEL.

If the software you are using is well-integrated into the Linux distribution you are using, you probably don't need this module, because the necessary kernel modules are pre-packaged.

Setup

What build_kernel_modules affects

  • Installs make
  • Installs gcc
  • Installs kernel-devel

Beginning with build_kernel_modules

    include build_kernel_modules

Usage

Reference

build_kernel_modules: Include this class for kernel module buildability.

Limitations

Development

Contributions welcome. Please file issues and send pull requests on GitHub.

Release Notes/Contributors/Etc

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