Installing NI Products (Ubuntu)
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Installing NI Products (Ubuntu)
Install NI drivers and software on Ubuntu.
Notice Select NI drivers are
incompatible with default IOMMU settings on Linux Kernel 6.8 and later, resulting in
generic hardware or internal errors while using NI hardware. Consult Driver Errors
with Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04 New Installation or Kernel 6.8 (or Later) Upgrade
for more information.
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Open the Command Prompt and run the following commands to apply the latest
system updates to avoid installation issues.
sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade
Note This command may update your kernel to the latest version. - Reboot your system.
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Open the Command Prompt and run the following command to install the repository
registration package.
sudo apt install ./filename.deb
Where
- filename.deb is the repository registration package you chose.
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Run the following command to refresh the package list.
sudo apt update
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Run the following command for each driver or application you want to
install.
sudo apt install package-name
Where
- package-name is the name of the package as it appears in the Supported Driver Packages for Linux Distributions topic.
Note Some drivers require multiple packages, refer to the Supported Driver Packages for Linux Distributions for driver-specific information. -
NI recommends running the following command to install the Hardware
Configuration Utility.
sudo apt install ni-hwcfg-utility
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Run the following command to build NI kernel drivers.
sudo dkms autoinstall
- Reboot your system.