dkms don't auto build/install
 

Is there a way I can stop DKMS from trying to automatically build modules when a new kernel is installed? I'd rather just manually use DKMS when I'm ready to switch to the new kernel.

I've changed AUTOINSTALL="no" in the modules' dkms.conf file, but dkms is still triggered upon a new kernel install.

I have to enable dkms as a systemctl service for it to work automatically so I assume if you disable it and only enable when you want it that should do what you want.

I don't see dkms listed as a service on my Debian system.

That's weird. I'm not a techie but as I understand it, dkms picks up changes in (notified) hardware automatically that need module recompilation. It has to be a service or a daemon, which can be turned off, surely.

Would removing the dkms shell script from /etc/kernel/postinst.d and /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d do the trick?