modprobe - Add or remove kernel modules

Synopsis

New in version 1.4.

Add or remove kernel modules.

Options

parameter required default choices comments
name yes
    Name of kernel module to manage.
    state no present
    • present
    • absent
    Whether the module should be present or absent.

    Examples


    # Add the 802.1q module
    - modprobe: name=8021q state=present
    

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