Installing NVIDIA AI Workbench#

Downloading or installing AI Workbench implies consent to the NVIDIA AI Product Agreement.

By downloading or installing the NVIDIA AI Workbench software, you agree to the terms of the NVIDIA AI Product Agreement (EULA). If you do not agree to the terms of the EULA, you are not authorized to download, install, or use NVIDIA AI Workbench.

Overview#

You install the Desktop App on your laptop.

It is the main user-interface, regardless of whether you work locally or remotely. Once it is installed, you can add a remote location or do the full local install.

Go here to see how to install the Desktop App.

Full local install is required to develop locally in AI Workbench - Initiate it in the Desktop App.

It installs the system level dependencies and AI Workbench binaries. Once it is done, you can work in projects locally and develop on your laptop in addition to working on remote locations.

Go here to see how to do the full local install.

Installing AI Workbench on a remote machine is very simple - You copy and paste a command.

Installing AI Workbench on a remote machine just requires you to run a command on the machine.

Go here to see how to install on Ubuntu server or a Jetson device.

Key Concepts#

“local”: The name of your local machine after you do the full local install. Sometimes referred to as your “local Workbench”.
Remote Location: Remote machine with AI Workbench installed and added to your Desktop App. Sometimes referred to as a “remote Workbench”.
Remote Only Mode: Refers to installing the Desktop App without having done the full local install. Means that you can only work on remote locations. No long applicable once you do the full local install.