modprobe

linux

Add or remove modules from the Linux kernel. See also: `kmod`.

Options (3)

-n, --dry-runboolean

Pretend to load a module into the kernel, but don't actually do it

Example: sudo modprobe {{[-n|--dry-run]}} {{module_name}}

-r, --removeboolean

Remove a module from the kernel

Example: sudo modprobe {{[-r|--remove]}} {{module_name}}

-D, --show-dependsboolean

Show a kernel module's dependencies

Example: sudo modprobe {{[-D|--show-depends]}} {{module_name}}

Pretend to load a module into the kernel, but don't actually do it

sudo modprobe [-n|--dry-run] module_name

Load a module into the kernel

sudo modprobe module_name

Remove a module from the kernel

sudo modprobe [-r|--remove] module_name

Remove a module and those that depend on it from the kernel

sudo modprobe [-r|--remove] --remove-holders module_name

Show a kernel module's dependencies

sudo modprobe [-D|--show-depends] module_name