USAGE: module-assistant update module-assistant [options] COMMAND [ packages ] module-assistant is the tool to get debianized source of kernel modules, build module package from it and install them. The most frequently used command may be auto-install followed by the 'alli' argument. Commands: update - refresh internal information about the packages unpack - unpacks the tarballs of specified packages (or similar action) get - download/install the source (package) and unpack if needed build - build the specified package(s) list - print information about installed/available/compiled packages install - install the generated binary modules DEB package with dpkg auto-install - the whole process, get & build & install (abbreviated: a-i) prepare - install headers for the current kernel and set the linux symlink clean - quick clean of the source (eg. wiping the build directory) purge - removes cached data and existing modules packages la (alias for "list all"), li (= "list all installed"), search (= "list -s") Package arguments: Source package name(s). If -src or -source is omitted, name completion will try to guess the package name. If the first argument is 'all', the list will be expanded to all packages. 'alli' will be expanded to "all installed". Options: -h, --help Print this help screen -v, --verbose Be verbose, show full paths, etc. -q, --quiet The opposite of verbose -n, --no-rebuild Don't rebuild when any usable modules package for this kernel exists (even an old one) -i, --non-inter Don't stop on build failures, auto-install deps when needed -o, --unpack-once Unpack the source only once after source upgrade or clean -O, --not-unpack Don't unpack the source at all -s, --apt-search Search for installation candidates in the Debian archive -S, --sudo-cmd An alternative command for sudo -f, --force Force duplicated work: source package reinstallation, rebuild though existing packages are found, etc. -t, --text-mode Text mode, no dialog boxes -u, --userdir Specifies a (writeable) replacement directory for /var&/usr -k, --kernel-dir List of kernel headers/source directories, comma separated -l, --kvers-list List of kernel versions to work on (default: current version) Lists in options are strings separated by commas, spaces or newlines. Example: m-a update ; m-a a-i nvidia-kernel ; echo Enjoy!