NI Drivers for Linux OS

Updated Apr 25, 2025

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Supported Linux distributions (distros) are documented here:
- Supported Linux Distributions - NI
The same document lists the drivers available for the supported distros:
- Supported Driver Packages for Linux Distributions - NI
The above links are part of the NI Platform on Linux Desktop User Manual - NI
- It discusses best practices for downloading and installing Linux desktop driver.
To install drivers, you will need to download the zip on the download page:
- NI Linux Device Drivers Download - NI
- The zip files contains installer (.deb and .rpm) files for supported Linux distros.
- The files do not contain the drivers, but feed to the online repositories where the drivers are stored
- Extract and install the files for your Linux distro.
Once you have installed the feeds, follow the instructions in the User Manual:
- Installing NI Drivers and Software on Linux Desktop - NI

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