Download Jetpack SDK
  • 15 Aug 2024
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This article will guide you to install JetPack SDK and check the installation.

install JetPack SDK

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt install nvidia-jetpack
$ apt depends nvidia-jetpack | awk '{print $2}' | xargs -I {} sudo apt install -y {}

( option ) update Jetpack to newer version

$ sudo apt dist-upgrade
$ sudo apt install --fix-broken -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-overwrite"

install jetson-stats to manage package version

$ sudo apt-get install python3-pip
$ sudo -H pip install -U jetson-stats

config cuDNN env

$ echo ' ' >> ~/.bashrc
$ echo 'export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/local/cuda/lib64' >> ~/.bashrc
$ echo 'export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/cuda/bin' >> ~/.bashrc
$ echo 'export CUDA_HOME=$CUDA_HOME:/usr/local/cuda' >> ~/.bashrc

$ source ~/.bashrc

$ sudo apt-get install zlib1g libfreeimage3 libfreeimage-dev
restart docker service

We have installed the nvidia-container, need to restart the docker service to import the config

$ systemctl restart docker

test/ check the package

check Jetpack version

$ sudo apt show nvidia-jetpack

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check jetson_release

$ sudo jetson_release

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test cuDNN

$ nvcc -V

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Building a cuDNN Dependent Program

$ sudo cp -rv /usr/src/cudnn_samples_v8 ~/
$ cd ~/cudnn_samples_v8/mnistCUDNN/
$ sudo chmod 777 ~/cudnn_samples_v8/
$ sudo make clean && sudo make
$ ./mnistCUDNN 

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prepare jetson-containers

$ git clone https://github.com/dusty-nv/jetson-containers
patch for jetson-containers

Lots of the AI demo need jetson-containers to prepare environment.
But currently, the containers can't support the MIPI camera.
Please download the patch, and run the below command.

$ cd jetson-containers
$ git apply 0001-add-v4l-subdev-vi-capture-channel-media-devices.patch
$ cd ../
$ bash jetson-containers/install.sh

Reference:

How to Install JetPack
jetson-stats
cuDNN
FreeImage is not set up correctly. Please ensure FreeImae is set up correctly


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