Official pages
- NVIDIA driver downloads:https://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us
- NVIDIA driver installation:https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/tesla/tesla-installation-notes/index.html#runfile
- NVIDIA driver configuration instructions:https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/510.47.03/README/installdriver.html
- NVIDIA persistence:https://docs.nvidia.com/deploy/driver-persistence/index.html#persistence-daemon
- NVIDIA persistenced github:https://github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-persistenced
Install NVIDIA GPU driver
Disable automatic updates on Ubuntu/Debian
# 1. Disable auto-update and auto-upgrade:echo'APT::Periodic::Update-Package-Lists "0";' |sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgradesecho'APT::Periodic::Unattended-Upgrade "0";' |sudo tee-a /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/20auto-upgradesDisable open-source nouveau driver
# 2. Write blacklist options for the nouveau driver (disable):echo"blacklist nouveau" |sudo tee-a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.confecho"options nouveau modeset=0" |sudo tee-a /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf# 3. Update kernel initramfs for blacklist (modprobe.d) options:sudoupdate-initramfs-uInstall essential packages
# 4. Clean apt package manager lists and caches:sudo rm-vrf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /var/cache/apt/archives/* /tmp/*sudoapt-get clean-y# 5. Updating, indexing, and caching apt package manager app lists:sudoapt-get update--fix-missing-o Acquire::CompressionTypes::Order::=gz# 6. Upgrade and reinstall OS base packages:sudoapt-get upgrade-y# 7. Remove old or unnecessary leftover packages:sudoapt-get autoremove-y# 8. IMPORTANT! Install dkms and base packages:sudoapt-getinstall-y build-essential pkg-config libglvnd-dev mesa-utils wget dkmsDownload the appropriate Linux driver for the current NVIDIA GPU model
- Search and download the latest verified stable NVIDIA GPU driver (NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-***.run) installer file from this link:https://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx?lang=en-us
- IMPORTANT!Download and use the .RUN file! It can install the NVIDIA driver with theDKMS module, which is really important!
- IMPORTANT!Don't download or use the .DEB file! It willBREAK the kernel eventually, especially when the kernel header/version/module is upgraded, which is soFRUSTRATING! Therefore, sometimes conflict with other applicationdependencies (dependency hell)...
- If you're using a command-line interface, just copy the download link and use wget to download. For example:
mkdir-v ~/Downloadscd ~/Downloads# 9. (Skip this, if you've already downloaded) Download appropriate Linux driver for current NVIDIA GPU modelwget https://us.download.nvidia.com/[GPU_MODEL_TYPE_URL]/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-[DRIVER_VERSION].run# For example:wget https://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/510.54/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.54.runPreparation steps before installing NVIDIA GPU driver
[IMPORTANT] Change GUI environment to console environment
- Skip this step to 11, if you're not using a GUI environment and already using a console environment or SSH
- TIP: From here you're going to enter the console environment, so you need to write down these below commands on some text file to read from command-line or note on somewhere!
- You can change the GUI environment to a virtual console environment by pressing these keyboard buttons:Ctrl + Alt + F1/F3
- Or by entering the Linux command:
# 10. IMPORTANT! Entering into virtual console environment:sudochvt 1# Or:sudochvt 3- Enter username and password to log in to a console environment
Stop GUI processes to prepare the installation of the NVIDIA GPU driver
# 11. Stop GUI service (lightdm/gdm/gdm3/kdm/slim/etc..):sudoservice lightdm stop# Or:sudoservice gdm stop# Or:sudoservice gdm3 stop# 12. Initialize and refresh console environment without X11 (GUI) processes:sudoinit 3# Change directory to NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-***.run driver downloaded directory. For example:cd ~/Downloads# 13. Change permission of NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-***.run driver installer file to executable:chmod +x ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-[DRIVER_VERSION].run# For example:chmod +x ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.54.runInstall NVIDIA driver.run file
- IMPORTANT! (--dkms) Register Nvidia driver to the DKMS for future kernel upgrade.
- IMPORTANT! (--no-x-check) Disable the X11 config checker to prevent triggering X11 (GUI) processes while installing the driver.
- IMPORTANT! (--no-cc-version-check) Disable the C/C++ version checker to prevent install error occurs when the DKMS C/C++ version is not matching with the current installed C/C++ version!
# 14. IMPORTANT! Install nvidia driver with appropriate arguments:sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-[DRIVER_VERSION].run--no-x-check--no-cc-version-check--dkms# For example:sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.54.run--no-x-check--no-cc-version-check--dkms- Select 'Continue installation' on the warning message.
- IMPORTANT! Select 'Yes' for the register of the DKMS kernel module.
- Select 'No' for 32-bit compatibility installation OR select 'OK' when a 32-bit compatibility error appears.
- IMPORTANT! Select 'No' when it asks to automatically update your X configuration file.
# 15. Remove downloaded file:rm-vf ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-[DRIVER_VERSION].run# For example:rm-vf ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-510.54.run# 16. Reboot system:sudoshutdown-r now# 17. Check nvidia driver is installed:nvidia-smiPost-installation
[Only for ML/DL server] Setup nvidia-persistence mode daemon
Not recommended: GPU that is used by X11/Wayland processes (for GUI rendering).
# Install git to clone:sudoapt-getinstall-y ssh git# Download nvidia-persistenced source code from github:git clone https://github.com/NVIDIA/nvidia-persistenced.git# Install nvidia-persistenced service daemon:cdnvidia-persistenced/initsudo ./install.sh# Remove downloaded files:cd ../..&&rm-rf nvidia-persistenced# Check nvidia-persistence mode is ON:nvidia-smi# Or check nvidia-persistenced.service is running:systemctl status nvidia-persistenced.service👍 ✨
INSTALLATION COMPLETE
[OPTIONAL] Install the NVIDIA GPU monitoring tool
🌟📡 nvitop
# Install python3 and pip3 packages:sudoapt-getinstall-y python3 python3-pip# Install nvitop into system python3 packages:sudopip3installnvitop# Check nvitop:nvitop-m full📊 nvtop
# Install cmake, ncurses and git:sudoapt-getinstall-y cmake libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev# Download nvtop source code from github:git clone https://github.com/Syllo/nvtop.gitmkdir-vp nvtop/build&&cdnvtop/buildcmake ..# If it errors with "Could NOT find NVML (missing: NVML_INCLUDE_DIRS)"# try the following command instead, otherwise skip to the build with make:#cmake .. -DNVML_RETRIEVE_HEADER_ONLINE=Truemakesudomakeinstall# Remove downloaded files:cd ../..&&rm-rf nvtop# Check nvtop:nvtopRe-install or upgrade the NVIDIA driver to the latest version
Remove DKMS NVIDIA modules
Skip this step, if you didn't install the NVIDIA driver with DKMS.
# Check current dkms nvidia modules, versions, and kernels:# [TIP]: Use module versions to remove.dkms status |grepnvidia# Remove old dkms nvidia module/version:sudodkms remove nvidia/[DRIVER_VERSION]--all# For example:sudodkms remove nvidia/510.54--allDisable the nvidia-persistenced service daemon
Skip this step, if you didn't setup the nvidia-persistenced daemon.
# Stop and disable nvidia-persistenced service daemon:sudosystemctl stop nvidia-persistenced.servicesudosystemctl disable nvidia-persistenced.serviceUninstall all nvidia-* packages
sudoapt-get remove--purge'^nvidia-.*'# Or:sudonvidia-uninstall# Reboot system:sudoshutdown-r nowInstall the latest NVIDIA driver version
Install NVIDIA driver again (start from the beginning):#install-nvidia-gpu-driver
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