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Linux kernel module handling. Version 34.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install kmod

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add kmod

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · kmod · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install kmod

Debian stable package indexes · kmod · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install kmod

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · kmod · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#kmod

nixpkgs package indexes · kmod · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S kmod

Arch Linux sync databases · kmod · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install kmod

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · kmod · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Linux kernel module handling

Commands and aliases

  • depmod
  • insmod
  • kmod
  • lsmod
  • modinfo
  • modprobe
  • rmmod

history

Project history and usage

kmod is the Linux userspace module-management suite and library that replaced module-init-tools after that project reached end of life in 2011. It provides the familiar `depmod`, `insmod`, `lsmod`, `modinfo`, `modprobe`, and `rmmod` commands on top of libkmod.

Project history

The kmod README states the project's goal directly: handle common Linux kernel module tasks and remain compatible with the tools, configurations, and indexes from module-init-tools. Its early NEWS entries show that version 1 provided libkmod plus module-init-tools-style command names, version 2 expanded modprobe compatibility, and version 3 bundled tools through a single `kmod` binary callable through symlinks.

That library-centered rewrite mattered because Linux systems had grown a complex set of module indexes, aliases, soft dependencies, compressed modules, and initramfs constraints. kmod turned those concerns into libkmod APIs consumed by command-line tools and by other system software.

Adoption history

Distributions adopted kmod as the drop-in successor to module-init-tools during the early 2010s. Arch Linux announced the switch on 2012-01-21, and the kmod README records that later behavior changes and features followed feedback from the Linux kernel community and distributions.

How it is used

Administrators and boot-time services use kmod tools to query loaded modules, generate dependency indexes, inspect module metadata, load modules by alias or name, and remove modules. Configuration is driven by modprobe-style `.conf` files under Linux module configuration directories, while credentials are not part of the tool model.

Why package nerds care

kmod is foundational packaging infrastructure: it is a small package whose binaries often exist in `/sbin` or `/usr/bin`, but it participates in boot, initramfs generation, kernel upgrades, device probing, and driver packaging. Its symlinked multi-call command design also makes it a neat example of replacing legacy utilities while preserving the command surface scripts expect.

Timeline

  • 2011: module-init-tools reached end of life, according to the kmod README.
  • 2011: kmod 1 shipped the first libkmod and module-init-tools-style tools.
  • 2011: kmod 3 added depmod and the single `kmod` binary with symlink-compatible tool names.
  • 2012-01-21: Arch Linux announced kmod replacing module-init-tools.
  • 2026: kmod 34 NEWS described Meson transition work, dlopen-based decompression libraries, shell completions, CI hardening, and documentation improvements.

Related projects

  • kmod is directly related to module-init-tools, the Linux kernel module loader interfaces, udev/systemd module-loading paths, initramfs tooling, and package scripts that regenerate module dependency indexes after kernel or driver installs.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
  • Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 4 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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local files

Configuration and credential file locations

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Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux
/etc/modprobe.d/*.conf/run/modprobe.d/*.conf/usr/local/lib/modprobe.d/*.conf/lib/modprobe.d/*.conf

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
depmodcliglobal executable
insmodcliglobal executable
kmodcliglobal executable
lsmodcliglobal executable
modinfocliglobal executable
modprobecliglobal executable
rmmodcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version34.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:kmod
Version34.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kmod
Homepagehttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git
Repositoryhttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git
Upstream docshttps://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git/tree/README.md
LicenseLGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod-34.2.tar.xz
Dependenciesopenssl@3, xz, zlib-ng-compat, zstd
Build dependenciesmeson, ninja, pkgconf, scdoc
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namekmod
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Requirements
  • linux
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

kmod 34.2-2

tools for managing Linux kernel modules

sudo apt install kmod
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kmod
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: kmod from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libkmod-dev 34.2-2

libkmod development files

sudo apt install libkmod-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: kmod
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kmod
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libkmod-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libkmod2 34.2-2

libkmod shared library

sudo apt install libkmod2
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: kmod
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kmod
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libkmod2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

kmod

nix profile install nixpkgs#kmod
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kmod
nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: kmod from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
Ubuntu apt95%

kmod 31+20240202-2ubuntu7

tools for managing Linux kernel modules

sudo apt install kmod
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kmod
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: kmod from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libkmod-dev 31+20240202-2ubuntu7

libkmod development files

sudo apt install libkmod-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: kmod
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kmod
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libkmod-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libkmod2 31+20240202-2ubuntu7

libkmod shared library

sudo apt install libkmod2
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: kmod
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kmod
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libkmod2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

kmod 34.2-r1

Linux kernel module management utilities

http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git;a=summary

sudo apk add kmod
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kmod
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kmod
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kmod from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

kmod-bash-completion 34.2-r1

Bash completions for kmod

http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git;a=summary

sudo apk add kmod-bash-completion
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kmod
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kmod
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kmod-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

kmod-dev 34.2-r1

Linux kernel module management utilities (development files)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git;a=summary

sudo apk add kmod-dev
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kmod
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kmod
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kmod-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

kmod-doc 34.2-r1

Linux kernel module management utilities (documentation)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git;a=summary

sudo apk add kmod-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kmod
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kmod
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kmod-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

kmod-fish-completion 34.2-r1

Fish completions for kmod

http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git;a=summary

sudo apk add kmod-fish-completion
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kmod
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kmod
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kmod-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

kmod-libs 34.2-r1

Linux kernel module management utilities (libraries)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git;a=summary

sudo apk add kmod-libs
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kmod
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kmod
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kmod-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

kmod-zsh-completion 34.2-r1

Zsh completions for kmod

http://git.kernel.org/?p=utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git;a=summary

sudo apk add kmod-zsh-completion
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kmod
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kmod
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: kmod-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

kmod 34.2-4.fc44

Linux kernel module management utilities

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git

sudo dnf install kmod
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND FSFUL AND FSFULLRWD AND LGPL-2.1-only AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND X11
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kmod
  • 9 dependencies
  • 10 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kmod
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: kmod from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

kmod-devel 34.2-4.fc44

Header files for kmod development

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git

sudo dnf install kmod-devel
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later AND FSFUL AND FSFULLRWD AND LGPL-2.1-only AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND X11
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: kmod
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kmod
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: kmod-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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