GUIDE : Installing OpenCL alongside Mesa drivers for Blender/Darktable. I do not recommend this, but here is the resource. Proceed with caution and make sure your system is backup up with Timeshift or another tool. When I tried to do it a second time my drivers had a error there was a white screen on boot. I had success one time using this guide on Reddit. And that’s it launch the application and have fun. Hit next, skim though the read me, agree to their terms of service, and click start install. When the installer opens running though it is fairly simple. Now, we will run this command to execute the installer. Unzip DaVinci_Resolve_Studio_17.1.1_Linux.zip Once downloaded open the terminal, go to the download directory and extract the files. Once you have the NVIDIA drivers properly set up on your system you’re you’re going to want to head over to Go to Blackmagic Design and download the official installer *.zip archive. sudo dnf install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda I recommend following the wiki, but you’ll need CUDA driver for sure. Fedora is developed by the community backed Fedora project with this comes similar code thus we are able to use the files directly from Blackmagic Design.įirst make sure you have the proper drivers.

Fedora and CentOS both fall under the umbrella of Red Hat Linux. If you are running Fedora AND have a NVIDIA GPU in you’re system you are in the best spot when it comes to running Resolve. So please refer the the Arch guide below if you’re running team red.

Luckily their are tools and other options for installing Resolve on Fedora, Debain/Ubuntu, and Arch based systems.Īs of writing this, I’ve only had repeated success installing DaVinci Resolve with an AMD GPU in a Arch Linux system. This application will not run on integrated graphics and it’s very specific on the CentOS requirement. If this is a no go for you I’d recommend Kdenlive.Īs you can see there are some hefty requirements for the software. These file sizes are LARGE, around 5-30gb for a 10min video. Important Note: Using the free version of DaVinci Resolve in Linux will require the use of uncompressed.

NVIDIA/AMD Driver version – As required by your GPU.

GPU which supports OpenCL 1.2 or CUDA 11.

Resolve is a professional level video editor that requires a very specific environment to run properly. Installing DaVinci Resolve in Linux is not the easiest thing to do despite having native support.

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