Installing NI Products (Red Hat Enterprise Linux)

Install NI drivers and software on Red Hat Enterprise.

Complete the steps in Installing NI Drivers and Software on Linux Desktop.
  1. Open the Command Prompt and run the following command to apply the latest system updates to avoid installation issues.
    sudo yum update
    Note This command may update your kernel to the latest version.
  2. Restart your system.
  3. Open the Command Prompt and run the following command to install chkconfig.
    sudo yum install chkconfig
  4. Run the following command to install the repository registration package.
    sudo yum install filename.rpm

    Where

    • filename.rpm is the repository registration package you chose in Installing NI Drivers and Software on Linux Desktop.
  5. Run the following command for each driver or application you want to install.
    sudo yum install package-name

    Where

    • package-name is the name of the package as it appears in Supported Driver Packages for Linux Distributions.
    Note Some drivers require multiple packages. Refer to Supported Driver Packages for Linux Distributions for driver-specific information.
  6. NI recommends running the following command to install the Hardware Configuration Utility.
    sudo yum install ni-hwcfg-utility
  7. Run the following command to build NI kernel drivers.
    sudo dkms autoinstall
  8. Restart your system.