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cat /etc/kernel/postinst.d/notify 
#!/bin/sh

cat <<EOF | mail -r unix-admin@slac.stanford.edu -s "$1 installed on `hostname`" ksa@slac.stanford.edu
New kernel was installed on `hostname` at `date`.

$1
$2
EOF

References:

DKMS

• See the dkms manual page, using the command: 'man dkms'
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Kernel_Module_Support
• https://github.com/dell/dkms

Kernel Module Weak Updates

• https://trapsink.com/wiki/Kernel_Module_Weak_Updates

Nouveau

• https://nouveau.freedesktop.org/

Nvidia and linux

• Good background and explanation about nvidia and linux.  Ignore the distribution specific (gentoo) instructions which are not relevant.
  https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/NVidia/nvidia-drivers