Contents

• 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Linux System Requirements
  • 1.2. Windows System Requirements
  • 1.3. OS Support Policy
  • 1.4. Administrative Privileges
• 2. Pre-installation Actions
  • 2.1. Verify You Have a Supported Distribution of Linux
  • 2.2. Verify the System has the Correct Kernel Packages Installed
  • 2.3. Select a driver version
• 3. Choose an Installation Method
• 4. Recent Updates
  • 4.1. Compute-only HPC Node
  • 4.2. Driver Helper Script
    • 4.2.1. Auto Hardware Selection
• 5. Kernel Modules
  • 5.1. Open GPU Kernel Modules Installation
  • 5.2. Proprietary GPU Kernel Modules Installation
• 6. Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • 6.1. Preparation
  • 6.2. Local Repository Installation
  • 6.3. Network Repository Installation
  • 6.4. DNF module enablement
  • 6.5. Driver Installation
  • 6.6. Compute-only (Headless) and Desktop-only (no Compute) Installation
    • 6.6.1. Compute-only System
    • 6.6.2. Desktop-only System
  • 6.7. Reboot the System
• 7. KylinOS
  • 7.1. Preparation
  • 7.2. Local Repository Installation
  • 7.3. Network Repository Installation
  • 7.4. Driver Installation
  • 7.5. Compute-only (Headless) and Desktop-only (no Compute) Installation
    • 7.5.1. Compute-only System
    • 7.5.2. Desktop-only System
  • 7.6. Reboot the System
• 8. Fedora
  • 8.1. Preparation
  • 8.2. Local Repository Installation
  • 8.3. Network Repository Installation
  • 8.4. Driver Installation
  • 8.5. Compute-only (Headless) and Desktop-only (no Compute) Installation
    • 8.5.1. Compute-only System
    • 8.5.2. Desktop-only System
  • 8.6. Reboot the System
• 9. SUSE
  • 9.1. Preparation
  • 9.2. Local Repository Installation
  • 9.3. Network Repository Installation
  • 9.4. Driver Installation
  • 9.5. Compute-only (Headless) and Desktop-only (no Compute) Installation
    • 9.5.1. Compute-only System
    • 9.5.2. Desktop-only System
  • 9.6. Reboot the System
• 10. Ubuntu
  • 10.1. Preparation
  • 10.2. Local Repository Installation
  • 10.3. Network Repository Installation
    • 10.3.1. amd64
    • 10.3.2. arm64
  • 10.4. Driver Installation
  • 10.5. Compute-only (Headless) and Desktop-only (no Compute) Installation
    • 10.5.1. Compute-only System
    • 10.5.2. Desktop-only System
  • 10.6. Reboot the System
• 11. Debian
  • 11.1. Preparation
  • 11.2. Local Repository Installation
  • 11.3. Network Repository Installation
    • 11.3.1. amd64
    • 11.3.2. arm64
  • 11.4. Driver Installation
  • 11.5. Compute-only (Headless) and Desktop-only (no Compute) Installation
    • 11.5.1. Compute-only System
    • 11.5.2. Desktop-only System
  • 11.6. Reboot the System
• 12. Amazon Linux
  • 12.1. Preparation
  • 12.2. Local Repository Installation
  • 12.3. Network Repository Installation
  • 12.4. Driver Installation
  • 12.5. Reboot the System
• 13. Azure Linux
  • 13.1. Preparation
  • 13.2. Local Repository Installation
  • 13.3. Network Repository Installation
  • 13.4. Driver Installation
  • 13.5. Reboot the System
• 14. Windows
  • 14.1. Silent Installation
  • 14.2. Enabling Logs
  • 14.3. Silent Uninstallation
  • 14.4. Exit Codes
    • 14.4.1. Exit Code on Silent Uninstallation
• 15. Compute-only and Desktop Installation
• 16. Wayland-only Desktop Installation
• 17. Version locking
  • 17.1. DNF 4
  • 17.2. DNF 5
  • 17.3. APT
  • 17.4. Zypper
• 18. GNOME Software Integration
  • 18.1. Driver Installation
  • 18.2. Secure Boot Preparation
  • 18.3. Machine Owner Key Enrollment
  • 18.4. Uninstallation
• 19. Optimus Laptops and Multi GPU Desktop Systems
  • 19.1. Power Management
    • 19.1.1. VGA Switcheroo (DRM Drivers Only)
  • 19.2. Selecting the GPU to Use when Running a Program from the Desktop
  • 19.3. Selecting the GPU to Use with switcherooctl
  • 19.4. Selecting the GPU to Use with Environment Variables
    • 19.4.1. OpenGL Context
    • 19.4.2. VA-API (Video Acceleration API) Context
    • 19.4.3. VDPAU Context
    • 19.4.4. Vulkan or EGL Context
    • 19.4.5. Forcing the Usage of X on a Specific GPU in a Wayland Context
• 20. Advanced Options
  • 20.1. Switching between Driver Module Flavors
  • 20.2. Meta Packages
  • 20.3. Package Upgrades
    • 20.3.1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8/9, Rocky Linux 8/9, Oracle Linux 8/9, KylinOS 10, Amazon Linux 2023
    • 20.3.2. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Rocky Linux 10, Fedora 42
    • 20.3.3. Azure Linux 2/3
    • 20.3.4. SUSE Enterprise Linux Server 15, OpenSUSE Leap 15
    • 20.3.5. Debian 12
    • 20.3.6. Ubuntu 22.04/24.04
  • 20.4. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8/9 Precompiled Streams
    • 20.4.1. Precompiled Streams Support Matrix
  • 20.5. Modularity Profiles
  • 20.6. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8/9 Kickstart Installation
  • 20.7. SUSE Vendor Change
  • 20.8. Restrict APT to Look for Specific Architectures
  • 20.9. APT Repository File not Found
  • 20.10. Verbose Versions when Using APT
• 21. Optional Components
  • 21.1. 32 bit (i686) packages for Linux x86_64
    • 21.1.1. Debian 12
    • 21.1.2. Ubuntu 22.04/24.04
    • 21.1.3. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8/9, Rocky Linux 8/9, Oracle Linux 8/9, Fedora 42
    • 21.1.4. SUSE Enterprise Linux Server 15, OpenSUSE Leap 15
  • 21.2. GPUDirect Storage
  • 21.3. NVSwitch
• 22. Tarballs and Zip Archive Deliverables
• 23. Post-installation Actions
  • 23.1. Persistence Daemon
  • 23.2. Verify the Driver Version
  • 23.3. Local Repository Removal
• 24. Removing the Driver
• 25. GPG Keys Used to Sign the Packages
• 26. Additional Considerations
• 27. Frequently Asked Questions
  • 27.1. Why do I see multiple “404 Not Found” errors when updating my repository meta-data on Ubuntu?
  • 27.2. How can I tell X to ignore a GPU for compute-only use?
  • 27.3. What do I do if the display does not load, or CUDA does not work, after performing a system update?
  • 27.4. How do I handle “Errors were encountered while processing: glx-diversions”?
  • 27.5. Unknown symbols in the kernel modules
  • 27.6. Third-party packages
• 28. Notices
  • 28.1. Notice
  • 28.2. OpenCL
  • 28.3. Trademarks