modutils-2.4.2-5

There is an incomplete paragraph in the man page:
STRATEGY
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Each  time you compile a new kernel, the command make modules_install 
will create a new directory, but won't change the _____<--fill in the 
blank.

When you get a module unrelated to the kernel distribution you should  
place  it  in  one  of  the version-independent directories under 
/lib/modules.
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