root@focal-vm:~# uname -r
5.4.0-106-generic
root@focal-vm:~# dpkg -l| grep linux-modules
ii linux-modules-5.4.0-104-generic 5.4.0-104.118 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
ii linux-modules-5.4.0-106-generic 5.4.0-106.120 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
No linux-modules-extra package is installed yet, virtio_gpu can be loaded:
Focal verification done:
root@focal-vm:~# uname -r 5.4.0-104- generic 5.4.0-104.118 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP 5.4.0-106- generic 5.4.0-106.120 amd64 Linux kernel extra modules for version 5.4.0 on 64 bit x86 SMP
5.4.0-106-generic
root@focal-vm:~# dpkg -l| grep linux-modules
ii linux-modules-
ii linux-modules-
No linux-modules-extra package is installed yet, virtio_gpu can be loaded:
root@focal-vm:~# modprobe virtio_gpu helper, virtio_ gpu,ttm
root@focal-vm:~# lsmod | grep virtio_gpu
virtio_gpu 57344 0
ttm 106496 1 virtio_gpu
drm_kms_helper 184320 2 virtio_gpu
drm 491520 4 drm_kms_
Same for vmwfg:
root@focal-vm:~# modprobe vmwgfx drm_kms_ helper, virtio_ gpu,ttm
root@focal-vm:~# lsmod | grep vmwgfx
vmwgfx 299008 0
ttm 106496 2 vmwgfx,virtio_gpu
drm_kms_helper 184320 3 vmwgfx,virtio_gpu
drm 491520 5 vmwgfx,
And the modules now show in linux-modules- 5.4.0-106- generic. list but not in -104-generic:
root@focal-vm:~# grep -E '(virtio- gpu|vmwgfx) \.ko' /var/lib/ dpkg/info/ linux-modules- 5.4.0-10{ 4,6}-generic. list dpkg/info/ linux-modules- 5.4.0-106- generic. list:/lib/ modules/ 5.4.0-106- generic/ kernel/ drivers/ gpu/drm/ virtio/ virtio- gpu.ko dpkg/info/ linux-modules- 5.4.0-106- generic. list:/lib/ modules/ 5.4.0-106- generic/ kernel/ drivers/ gpu/drm/ vmwgfx/ vmwgfx. ko
/var/lib/
/var/lib/