dektec-dkms | Linux DKMS for Dektec device drivers

dektec-dkms is a Shell library. dektec-dkms has no bugs, it has no vulnerabilities and it has low support. You can download it from GitHub.

Dektec is a manufacturer of PC add-on cards, USB devices, IP converters and software for the professional digital-television market. Their products are used for test and measurement and to build broadcast infrastructure. Dektec provides device drivers for Windows and Linux. See their comprehensive download page. On Windows, WinSDK, the SDK and device drivers package, is a standard binary installer which properly installs and configures the DTAPI and the device drivers. There is nothing to add. On Linux, on the other hand, the device drivers are provided in source form only, as part of the LinuxSDK package. On lab or production systems where the kernel can be periodically updated, dealing with drivers in source form is not very handy. Most Linux distros have an answer for this: DKMS, Dynamic Kernel Module Support. The source code of the drivers are installed in /usr/src and the drivers are automatically recompiled and reinstalled in case of kernel update. This project proposes scripts to create installable DKMS packages for Dektec device drivers on most Linux distros. Installers can be created for Red Hat, CentOS, Fedora (.rpm) or Ubuntu (.deb). This project contains build scripts only. No original Dektec software is provided here. The build scripts automatically download the original LinuxSDK from the Dektec Web site prior to build the packages. Disclaimer: The owner of this project is not and has never been affiliated to DekTec Digital Video B.V. but is a long-time user of Dektec products, both on Windows and Linux systems.