How Do I Find the Version of a Linux Module?
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Use the utility /sbin/modinfo. Use the utility /sbin/modinfo. No joy. It tells the kernel version number, but not the module version number.

How do I find the name of a Linux module?

Linux provides several commands for listing, loading and unloading, examining, and checking the status of modules.

  1. depmod — generates modules.dep and map files.
  2. insmod — a simple program to insert a module into the Linux Kernel.
  3. lsmod — show the status of modules in the Linux Kernel.

How do you check what modules are loaded in Linux?

To list all currently loaded modules in Linux, we can use the lsmod (list modules) command which reads the contents of /proc/modules like this.

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