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-A
set of programs for loading, inserting, and removing [Kernel] [Modules|
Module] for Linux (versions 2.5.48 and above). It serves the same function that the "
modutils"
package serves for [Linux] 2.4.
+The [module-init-tools | ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rusty/modules/] are a
set of programs for loading, inserting, and removing [Kernel] [Module]s
for [
Linux]
(versions 2.5.48 and above). It serves the same function that the __
modutils__
package serves for [Linux] 2.4.
+
+!!! Installing ModuleInitTools - a word of Warning
+
+You might have ModuleInitTools already installed without knowing it. The ModuleInitTools can coexist with modutils on the same machine. The old modutils binaries will have __.old__ (or __.modutils__ for DebianLinux users) appended to their names, and will be called by the ModuleInitTools equivalents if a 2.4 series [Kernel] is detected. Most modern distributions are already set up this way. If this is the case then the __make moveold__ target of the ModuleInitTools MakeFile will __destroy your setup!__ The __make install__ target is harmless, you can use it to upgrade your ModuleInitTools without affecting the old modutils.
+
+!! Indications that ModuleInitTools are already installed
+
+* There is a __modprobe.old__ or __modprobe.modutils binary in your path.
+* There is a __man modprobe.old__ (or modprobe.modutils) page.
+* __depmod --version__ displays "module-init-tools ..."
+* __depmod --help__ displays two sets of usage messages. (One for ModuleInitTools and one for modutils.)
