LabVIEW 2022 Q3 Readme for GNU/Linux

July 2022

This file contains installation instructions and compatibility information for LabVIEW.

You can find more release information on ni.com.

  • LabVIEW Release Notes: Known issues, bugs fixed since the last release, and other notes about this release
  • LabVIEW Manuals: New features, behavior changes, and other documentation

Refer to the labview/readme directory for readme files about LabVIEW add-ons, such as modules and toolkits.


System Requirements

Installation Instructions

Product Security and Critical Updates

Supported Modules and Toolkits

Supported Drivers

Accessing the Documentation

Legal Information


System Requirements

LabVIEW 2022 Q3 for Linux has the following requirements:

Linux Run-Time Engine Development Environment
Processor Pentium 4 G1 (or equivalent) or later Pentium 4 G1 (or equivalent) or later
RAM 256 MB 1 GB
Screen Resolution 1024 x 768 pixels 1024 x 768 pixels
Operating System Linux kernel 2.6x or 3.x
GNU C Library (glibc) Version 2.11 or later for the Intel x86_64 architecture
openSUSE Leap 15.4
openSUSE Leap 15.3
openSUSE Leap 15.2
openSUSE Leap 15.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
CentOS 8
CentOS 7
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Disk Space 98 MB 1.1 GB for the complete installation
Color Palette N/A LabVIEW and the LabVIEW Help contain 16-bit color graphics. LabVIEW requires a minimum color palette setting of 16-bit color.
Temporary Files Directory N/A LabVIEW uses a directory for storing temporary files. NI recommends that you have several megabytes of disk space available for this temporary directory.
Adobe Reader N/A You must have Adobe Reader installed to search PDF versions of all LabVIEW manuals.
Note
  • LabVIEW 2022 Q3 for Linux is available only in 64-bit.
  • LabVIEW and LabVIEW Run-Time Engine require 64-bit processors that support SSE2 instructions.
  • OpenSUSE 15.3 and OpenSUSE 15.4 are supported with the OpenSUSE 15.2 installer and procedures.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 is supported with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 installer and procedures.
  • For LabVIEW to install on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, install the ni-hwcfg-utility file. For more information, visit LabVIEW 2022 Q3 Known Issues page.

Installation Instructions

Complete the following steps to install and activate LabVIEW for Linux.

Are you installing LabVIEW for the first time?

Insert and mount the LabVIEW installation media. As the root user in the mounted directory, enter sh ./INSTALL to install LabVIEW in the /usr/local directory.

To install LabVIEW modules and toolkits, refer to the readme of each product for installation instructions.

You can install NI device drivers from ni.com/linuxdrivers.

Are you upgrading from a previous version of LabVIEW?

Refer to Upgrading LabVIEW for information about protecting existing VIs and projects before installing a new version of LabVIEW, as well as upgrade and compatibility issues and a complete list of new features in LabVIEW 2022 Q3.

Note  If you purchased this product with an NI Software Suite or NI Product Bundle, use the installation media that shipped with your purchase to install this product.

Product Security and Critical Updates

Visit ni.com/security for security information about NI products. Visit ni.com/r/critical-updates for information about critical updates from NI.

Supported Modules and Toolkits

LabVIEW 2022 Q3 for Linux supports the following modules and toolkits.

  • Control Design and Simulation Module1
  • MathScript Module2
  • VI Analyzer Toolkit3
  • Application Builder3

1 The Control Design and Simulation Module does not support the System Identification VIs, System Identification Assistant, and Control Design Assistant.

2 The MathScript Module does not support the libraries class of MathScript Module functions.

3 The VI Analyzer Toolkit and Application Builder are only available with the LabVIEW Professional Development System.

Refer to the readme of each product for more information about system requirements, installation instructions, and activation.

Supported Drivers

Refer to the NI website for information about drivers compatible with LabVIEW for Linux. To use hardware with LabVIEW 2022 Q3, install the latest version of the driver for the device. Refer to the readme of each driver for more information about system requirements and installation instructions.

Accessing the Documentation

Refer to the LabVIEW Help, accessible by selecting Help»LabVIEW Help from LabVIEW, for information about LabVIEW 2022 Q3.


Legal Information

Copyright

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End-User License Agreements and Third-Party Legal Notices

For end-user license agreements (EULAs) and copyright notices, conditions, and disclaimers, including information regarding certain third-party components used in LabVIEW, refer to the Copyright topic of the LabVIEW Help.

U.S. Government Restricted Rights

If you are an agency, department, or other entity of the United States Government ("Government"), the use, duplication, reproduction, release, modification, disclosure or transfer of the technical data included in this manual is governed by the Restricted Rights provisions under Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.227-14 for civilian agencies and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Section 252.227-7014 and 252.227-7015 for military agencies.

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Patents

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