Installing NI Drivers and Software on Linux Desktop

Download the repository registration package to allow the native package manager for your Linux distribution to install NI driver and software packages.

  1. Download the Linux device driver repository registration packages from the Linux Device Driver Download page.
  2. Use the following table to determine the repository registration package type that best meets your needs.
    OptionDescription
    Static Static repositories are updated only for critical patches. Use a static repository when you want to reproduce a specific software stack. You can identify static repository registration packages by the date-based suffix. For example, ni-rhel9-drivers-2022Q4.
    Stream Software in this repository is updated regularly with the latest versions of each driver package as it is released. Use a stream repository to keep all NI drivers and software up to date. Run an update command or an upgrade command on systems that have registered a stream repository to get the latest released version of NI packages. You can identify stream repository registration packages by the -stream suffix. For example, ni-rhel9-drivers-stream.
  3. Complete the related task that matches your distribution. NI recommends using the online installation.