Upgrading DGX OS Desktop Software on DGX Station
DGX Station DU-08255-001 _v4.6|22
4. When prompted to authenticate, type your password into the Password field and click
Authenticate.
5. When the update is complete, restart your DGX Station.
Restart the system even if you are not prompted to restart it to complete the updates.
Any update to the NVIDIA Graphics Drivers for Linux requires a restart.
If you update the NVIDIA Graphics Drivers for Linux without restarting the DGX Station,
running the nvidia-smi command displays an error message.
$ nvidia-smi
Failed to initialize NVML: Driver/library version mismatch
3.1.2. Upgrading Within the Same DGX OS Desktop
Major Release from the Command Line
Use the apt (http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/en/man8/apt.8.html) command to
upgrade DGX Station software within the same major release from the command line.
Ensure that you are logged in to your Ubuntu desktop on the DGX Station as an administrator
user.
1. Download information from all configured sources about the latest versions of the
packages.
$ sudo apt update
2. Review the available updates by simulating an upgrade of the packages.
$ sudo apt -s full-upgrade
3. Install all available updates for your current DGX OS Desktop release.
$ sudo apt -y full-upgrade
4. When the upgrade is complete, restart your DGX Station.
Any upgrade to the NVIDIA Graphics Drivers for Linux requires a restart.
If you upgrade the NVIDIA Graphics Drivers for Linux without restarting the DGX Station,
running the nvidia-smi command displays an error message.
$ nvidia-smi
Failed to initialize NVML: Driver/library version mismatch
3.2. Upgrading to a New DGX OS Desktop
Major Release
Perform this task to upgrade between two DGX OS Desktop releases with different first digits
in their release identifiers, for example from 3.1.7 to 4.0.4. The upgrade process updates your
package sources to obtain future updates from repositories for the new release.
Note:
During the upgrade, the Ubuntu LTS Upgrade Available dialog box might open to notify you that
a new version of Ubuntu is available, for example:
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