NI Linux Real-Time Offline Installation Support 21.8 Readme

April 2022

This file contains installation instructions and compatibility information for NI Linux Real-Time Offline Installation Support 21.8.

You can find more release information on ni.com.


Overview

System Requirements

Supported Operating Systems

Software Support

Installation Instructions

Supported Hardware

Product Security and Critical Updates

Automating the Installation of NI Products

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

Unsupported Windows Operating Systems

Legal Information


Overview

NI Linux Real-Time Offline Installation Support contains a package repository of all the packages located on the ni.com feed specific to the user-specified release version. The software package repository installer and offline installation support allows you to install software packages onto your Linux Real-Time targets when the target and host PC are in a secure environment that cannot access ni.com.

The offline support bundle contains all packages available on ni.com and uses Linux’s package-based system to install software to the target. The support files allow the host PC to act as a server from which the target retrieves its packages.

System Requirements

NI Linux Real-Time Offline Installation Support 21.8 has the following requirements:

  • At least 4.0 GB of disk space

Supported Operating Systems

NI Linux Real-Time Offline Installation Support 21.8 supports the following operating systems:

  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2019
  • Windows Server 2016

Note  The NI Linux Real-Time System Image listed in the Software Support section must be installed on the real-time target.

Note  NI Linux Real-Time Offline Installation Support 21.8 will not install or run on an unsupported OS. You cannot deploy or distribute applications that use NI Linux Real-Time Offline Installation Support 21.8 to an unsupported OS. Additionally, after installing NI Linux Real-Time Offline Installation Support 21.8, you cannot use any installers built on this computer with any version of LabVIEW, LabWindows™/CVI™, NI TestStand™, or Measurement Studio on an unsupported OS.

Software Support

NI Linux Real-Time Offline Installation Support 21.8 supports the following application software versions.

SoftwareVersions Supported by NI Linux Real-Time Offline Installation Support 21.8
NI MAX20.5 and later
NI Linux RT System Image21.8

This product no longer supports LabVIEW NXG. Refer to LabVIEW NXG on ni.com for more information about LabVIEW NXG Life-Cycle Dates and driver version support.

Installation Instructions

Installation on Machines with ni.com Access

Download the NI Linux Real-Time Offline Installation Support 21.8 installer from ni.com/downloads. NI software includes NI Package Manager to handle the installation. Refer to the NI Package Manager Manual for more information about installing, removing, and upgrading NI software using NI Package Manager.

For more detailed installation instructions and additional information, refer to Installing Software to Offline NI Linux Real-Time Targets.

Installation on Machines without ni.com Access

  1. Using a machine with access to ni.com, visit ni.com/downloads.
  2. On the NI Linux Real-Time Offline Installation Support download page, click Install Offline in the right sidebar.
  3. In the Offline Installer window, select a file and click Download to download NI Linux Real-Time Offline Installation Support as an ISO file.
  4. Download the ISO file and transfer it to the PC without ni.com access.
  5. Install NI Linux Real-Time Offline Installation Support from the ISO file.

For more detailed installation instructions and additional information, refer to Installing Software to Offline NI Linux Real-Time Targets.

Supported Hardware

Visit NI Hardware and Operating System Compatibility to view driver, desktop operating system, and real-time operating system support for individual hardware devices.

To view information for your device:

  • Select your hardware model in the dropdown list on the page to view compatibility information for your device.
  • Type your hardware model number in the dropdown list on the web page to filter the list of available devices.

Note: Some compatibility information may only be available in the archive attached to the NI Hardware and Operating System Compatibility page. For historic driver and OS support information, refer to the readme for the relevant driver version.

Product Security and Critical Updates

Visit ni.com/security to view and subscribe to receive security notifications about NI products. Visit ni.com/r/critical-updates for information about critical updates from NI.

Automating the Installation of NI Products

You can automate the installation of most NI products using command-line arguments to suppress some or all of the installer user interface and dialog boxes.

If the NI product you are installing uses Microsoft .NET 4.6.2, the .NET installer may run before any NI software installs and may require a reboot before the installation of NI software begins. To avoid a .NET reboot, install .NET 4.6.2 separately before you install NI software.

For more information about automating the installation of NI products, refer to Automating an Installer in the NI Package Manager manual.

Using NI Software with Microsoft Windows 10

For more information about NI support for Windows 10, refer to NI Product Compatibility for Microsoft Windows 10.

Unsupported Windows Operating Systems

NI Linux Real-Time Offline Installation Support no longer supports Windows Vista/XP/7/8.x, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012, or any 32-bit Windows operating system. Versions of this product that ship after May 1, 2021, may not install or execute correctly on these operating systems. For detailed information about NI operating system support, visit ni.com/r/win32bitsupport.


Legal Information

Copyright

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End-User License Agreements and Third-Party Legal Notices

You can find end-user license agreements (EULAs) and third-party legal notices in the following locations after installation:

  • Notices are located in the <National Instruments>\_Legal Information and <National Instruments> directories.
  • EULAs are located in the <National Instruments>\Shared\MDF\Legal\license directory.
  • Review <National Instruments>\_Legal Information.txt for information on including legal information in installers built with NI products.

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

For patents covering the NI products/technology, refer to the appropriate location: Help»Patents in your software, the patents.txt file on your media, or the NI Patent Notice at ni.com/patents.

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