Installing LabVIEW and NI Drivers on OpenSUSE Linux

Updated Sep 2, 2026

Environment

Software

  • LabVIEW

Driver

  • NI-DAQmx

Operating System

  • Linux

This document describes how to install NI software, including LabVIEW and a basic driver such as NI-DAQmx, on a clean openSUSE Linux system. It consolidates the process from repository configuration to driver installation and verification.
You should be familiar with Linux command-line operations and have administrative (sudo) privileges.

  1. Download the NI Drivers and LabVIEW repository registration package for Linux. 

  1. Extract the downloaded zip files and locate the packages that correspond to your distribution, in this case OpenSUSE 

  1. Open a terminal and update the system to avoid installation issues by running: 

    • sudo zypper update 

Note: This command may update the Linux kernel. 

  1. Restart the system to ensure updates are applied. 

  1. Install the required compatibility package for service management: 

    • sudo zypper install insserv-compat 

Note: This package may already be installed on newer systems. 

  1. Install the NI repository registration package: 

    • sudo zypper --no-gpg-checks install <filename.rpm> 

    • Replace filename.rpm with the downloaded NI repository package that corresponds to your Linux distribution, for example ni-labview-2026-pro-26.1.2.49156-0+f4-opensuse156.noarch.rpm. 

  • Perform this step for the repository registration packages of NI Drivers and LabVIEW 

  1. Refresh the package list: 

    • sudo zypper refresh 

    • If prompted to trust the repository, type t (trust temporarily) or a (trust always), then continue. 

  1. Install LabVIEW: 

    • sudo zypper install ni-labview-2026-pro 

    • Replace the package name termination if installing a different version, for example ni-labview-2026-community. 

  1. Install the NI Hardware Configuration Utility: 

    • sudo zypper install ni-hwcfg-utility 

Note: This utility enables hardware detection and configuration. 

  1. Install NI-DAQmx and LabVIEW support: 

    • sudo zypper install ni-daqmx ni-daqmx-labview-support 

  1. Ensure DKMS (Dynamic Kernel Module Support) is installed: 

    • sudo zypper install dkms 

  1. Build NI kernel drivers: 

    • sudo dkms autoinstall 

  1. Restart the system to load the kernel modules. 

After completing these steps:

  • LabVIEW should be installed and available to launch between the installed programs of the system.
  • Hardware can be detected using NI Hardware Configuration Utility.
  • You should be able to open and run a DAQmx shipping example from LabVIEW.

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