SDK Manager

Everything You Need to Set Up Your Development Environment

NVIDIA SDK Manager provides an end-to-end development environment setup solution for NVIDIA’s Jetson, Holoscan, Rivermax, DeepStream, GXF Runtime, Aerial Research Cloud (ARC-OTA), Ethernet Switch, RAPIDS, RTX Kit, DRIVE and DOCA SDKs for both host and target devices.

Download NVIDIA SDK Manager 2.4.0

Ubuntu .deb (x86_64)
.deb (arm64)
Windows .exe (x86_64)
CentOS/RHEL .rpm (x86_64)
Docker Images Ubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
User Guide


NVIDIA SDK Manager development environment setup solution


What’s New in SDK Manager:

Version 2.4.0:

  • Support RTX Kit installation on Windows host. Starting with RTX Kit 2025.4
  • Support flashing and target installation from Windows hosts for JetPack 6.2.x and JetPack 7.x SDKs
  • SDK Manager can now run directly on NVIDIA GH200 servers to install ARC-OTA SDK for ARM
  • Display release messages and update dialogs for additional SDKs, such as DeepStream and Holoscan
  • Resolved a performance issue that caused lag when scrolling through the embedded terminal with extensive output
  • Other bug fixes and stability improvements

System Requirements

System requirements of SDK Manager may differ from the system requirements of the specific SDK you are installing. Refer to the system requirements for the specific Jetson, Holoscan, Rivermax, DeepStream, GXF Runtime, Aerial Research Cloud (ARC-OTA), Ethernet Switch, RAPIDS, RTX Kit, DRIVE or DOCA product release you are installing.

Hardware RAM 8GB
Internet Connection
Dependencies Requirements vary depending on the deployed SDK.

See System Requirements for each SDK.

Highlights

✔ Faster than ever
Fast download and streamlined development environment setup.

✔ Packages and dependencies manager
Orchestrates SDKs, tools and driver combinations, secures incompatibilities of software versions.

✔ Supports both host machine and target devices
Installs SDKs on host machine, flashes NVIDIA HW development platforms, supports different OSes.

✔ Designed for developers
GUI and command line applications.

✔ Easy to get
A single location for multiple software development SDKs and tools.

✔ Know when there is an update
Update notifications to get the latest and greatest from NVIDIA.



Host Operating System Compatibility Matrix

While SDK Manager supports all the below host operating systems, you need to verify the SDK package supports the host OS; these requirements are set by the SDK package you are installing.

Base SDKs Host Operating System Compatibility Matrix

See the Base SDKs host operating system compatibility matrix for details:

NVIDIA SDK
SDK Version
Supported Host Operating System
Ubuntu
CentOS
RHEL
Debian
Windows
16.04 18.04 20.04 22.04 22.04
(ARM) 		24.04 8.2 8.2 10.8 10 11
JetPack
JetPack 4.x
✔
✔
JetPack 5.x
✔
✔
JetPack 6.0.x
✔
✔
JetPack 6.1.x or 6.2.x
✔
✔
✔ ¹
✔ ²
✔ ²
JetPack 7.x
✔
✔
✔ ¹
✔ ¹
Ethernet Switch
Switch 4.x
✔
✔
✔
ARC-OTA
Aerial 22-4
✔
Aerial 23-4
✔
✔
✔
ARC-OTA 1.x
✔
✔
✔
✔ ³
RAPIDS
RAPIDS 24.x
✔
✔ ⁴
RAPIDS 25.x
✔
✔
✔ ⁵
Holoscan
HoloPack 1.2
✔
DRIVE OS
DRIVE OS 5.0.x
✔
DRIVE 0S 6.0.x
✔
DOCA
DOCA 1.5
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
✔
DOCA 2.2
✔
✔
✔
✔
RTX Kit
RTX Kit 2025.4
✔
✔

¹ Support Jetson device flashing and target components installation only. Host development is not supported.

² Supported from Jetpack 6.2.1. Support Jetson device flashing and target components installation only. Host development is not supported.

³ Supported from ARC-OTA 1.6

⁴ Supported from RAPIDS 24.12

⁵ Supported from RAPIDS 25.04

* For older SDK versions run: sdkmanager --archived-versions

Additional SDKs - Supported Base SDK Compatibility Matrix

See the supported Base SDKs for each additional SDK:

NVIDIA SDK
SDK Version
Supported Base SDK
JetPack
DOCA
4.x 5.x 6.x 7.x 2.2
Holoscan
Holoscan 2.x
✔
Holoscan 3.x
✔
✔
DeepStream
DeepStream 6.x
✔
✔
DeepStream 7.x
✔
DeepStream 8.x
✔
GXF
GXF Runtime 4.x
✔ ¹
GXF Runtime 5.x
✔
Rivermax
Rivermax 1.31
✔
✔
Rivermax 1.4x
✔

¹ Available only on Ubuntu 22.04


SDK Manager deploys NVIDIA Jetson, Holoscan, Rivermax, DeepStream, GXF Runtime, ARC-OTA, Ethernet Switch, RAPIDS, RTX Kit, DRIVE and DOCA SDKs.

Learn more about NVIDIA Jetson
Learn more about NVIDIA Holoscan SDK
Learn more about NVIDIA Rivermax SDK
Learn more about NVIDIA DeepStream SDK
Learn more about NVIDIA GXF Runtime SDK
Learn more about NVIDIA Ethernet Switch SDK
Learn more about NVIDIA RAPIDS SDK
Learn more about NVIDIA Aerial Resource Center (ARC-OTA)
Learn more about NVIDIA Aerial
Learn more about NVIDIA RTX Kit
Learn more about NVIDIA DRIVE
Learn more about NVIDIA DOCA SDK

Get Started:

Linux Support

1. DOWNLOAD and INSTALL

Local repo:

  1. Download the install file for your desired platform:

    2.   Ubuntu - deb (x86_64)   Ubuntu - deb (arm64)   CentOS/RHEL - rpm

  2. Run the command for your desired platform:
    3. Ubuntu (x86_64):
    • sudo apt install ./sdkmanager_[version]-[build#]_amd64.deb
    Ubuntu (arm64):
    • sudo apt install ./sdkmanager_[version]-[build#]_arm64.deb
    CentOS/RHEL:
    • CentOS/RHEL 8.2: sudo dnf install ./sdkmanager_[version]-[build#].x86_64.rpm

Network repo:

  1. From a terminal window, run the following commands for your desired platform:

    2. Ubuntu (x86_64):
    1. wget https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/[distro]/x86_64/cuda-keyring_1.1-1_all.deb
    2. sudo dpkg -i cuda-keyring_1.1-1_all.deb
    3. sudo apt-get update
    4. sudo apt-get -y install sdkmanager
    • Replace the highlighted distro with the one that you are using. Supported distros are: ubuntu1804, ubuntu2004, ubuntu2204, ubuntu2404

    CentOS/RHEL 8.2:
    1. sudo dnf config-manager --add-repo https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/rhel8/x86_64/cuda-rhel8.repo
    2. sudo dnf clean all
    3. sudo dnf install sdkmanager

2. LAUNCH:

  1. From a terminal window, launch SDK Manager with the command: sdkmanager

Windows Support

1. DOWNLOAD and INSTALL

  1. Download the installer that is compatible with Windows 10 and 11:

    2.   Windows - exe (x86_64)

  2. Run the installer to install SDK Manager application step by step.
    3. For more information, see SDK Manager user guide (Download and Run section)

2. LAUNCH:

  1. Graphical Interface (GUI):
    • Use the Start menu shortcut "NVIDIA SDK Manager" or
    • Run NvSDKManagerGUI.exe from the installation directory
  2. Command Line Interface (CLI):
    • From a terminal window run NvSDKManager.exe --cli, or
    • If not added to the path during installation: from a terminal window, go to the installation directory and run ./NvSDKManager.exe --cli

Docker Support

1. DOWNLOAD and INSTALL

  1. Download Docker image with the base OS that you need for required SDK:

    2.   Docker Image - Ubuntu 24.04   Docker Image - Ubuntu 22.04

      Docker Image - Ubuntu 20.04   Docker Image - Ubuntu 18.04

  2. Install the Docker image:
    • From a terminal, load the Docker image: docker load -i ./sdkmanager-[version].[build#]-[base_OS]_docker.tar.gz
    • It is recommended that you tag the version as "latest" for ease of use: docker tag sdkmanager:[version].[build#] sdkmanager:latest

2. LAUNCH:

  1. Launch the Docker image:
    • The Docker image is designed to be executed directly from the host, without the need to open the terminal inside the docker itself. The sdkmanager executable is the entrypoint. SDK Manager CLI arguments should be used directly when running a new container:
    • Example command: SDK Manager CLI with Docker: docker run -it --rm sdkmanager --help

    For more information, see SDK Manager user guide (Docker section).



Visit SDK Manager Downloads Archive for older versions.


*SDK Manager is using open source software available for download here.