Introduction#
Linux System Requirements#
To use the NVIDIA Driver on your system, you will need the following installed:
NVIDIA GPU
A supported version of Linux with a
gcccompiler and toolchain
The following table lists the supported Linux distributions. Please review the footnotes associated with the table.
Note
The value of the columns “Codename” and “Architecture” should be used to replace occurrences of the <distro> and the <arch> references across this document.
Distribution |
Codename |
Architecture |
|---|---|---|
amd64 systems (x86_64) |
||
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 |
rhel10 |
x86_64 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
rhel9 |
x86_64 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
rhel8 |
x86_64 |
OpenSUSE Leap 15 SP6 |
opensuse15 |
x86_64 |
Rocky Linux 10 |
rhel10 |
x86_64 |
Rocky Linux 9 |
rhel9 |
x86_64 |
Rocky Linux 8 |
rhel8 |
x86_64 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6+ |
sles15 |
x86_64 |
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS |
ubuntu2404 |
amd64 |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS |
ubuntu2204 |
amd64 |
Debian 12 |
debian12 |
amd64 |
Fedora 42 |
fedora42 |
x86_64 |
KylinOS V10 SP3 2403 |
kylin10 |
x86_64 |
Azure Linux 2.0 (CBL Mariner 2.0) |
cm2 |
x86_64 |
Azure Linux 3.0 |
azl3 |
x86_64 |
Amazon Linux 2023 |
amzn2023 |
x86_64 |
Oracle Linux 9 |
rhel9 |
x86_64 |
Oracle Linux 8 |
rhel8 |
x86_64 |
arm64 systems (sbsa) |
||
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 |
rhel10 |
aarch64 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
rhel9 |
aarch64 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
rhel8 |
aarch64 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6+ |
sles15 |
aarch64 |
Kylin V10 SP3 2403 |
kylin10 |
aarch64 |
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS |
ubuntu2404 |
arm64 |
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS |
ubuntu2204 |
arm64 |
Azure Linux 3.0 |
azl3 |
aarch64 |
Amazon Linux 2023 |
amzn2023 |
aarch64 |
Additional information on specific kernel versions supported:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL): https://access.redhat.com/articles/3078
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES): https://www.suse.com/support/kb/doc/?id=000019587
Oracle Linux: https://blogs.oracle.com/scoter/oracle-linux-and-unbreakable-enterprise-kernel-uek-releases
Windows System Requirements#
To use the NVIDIA Driver on your system, you will need the following installed:
NVIDIA GPU
A supported version of Windows
The table below summarizes driver support for Tesla GPUs across major Windows OS versions.
OS Name |
OS Version |
|---|---|
Windows 11 |
24H2 (SV4) (Germanium) |
Windows 11 |
23H2 |
Windows 11 |
22H2 (SV2) |
Windows 10 |
22H2 |
Windows Server 2022 |
21H2 |
Windows Server 2025 |
24H2 |
OS Support Policy#
Support for the different operating systems will be until the standard EOSS/EOL date as defined for each operating system.
Please refer to the support lifecycle for these operating systems to know their support timelines and plan to move to newer releases accordingly.
Administrative Privileges#
This document is intended for readers familiar with the Linux environment.
Commands which can be executed as a normal user will be prefixed by a
$at the beginning of the lineCommands which require administrative privilege (
root) will be prefixed by a#at the beginning of the line
Many commands in this document might require superuser privileges. On most distributions of Linux, this will require you to log in as root. For systems that have enabled the sudo package, use the sudo prefix or a sudo shell (sudo -i) for all the necessary commands.