Installing the Jetpack Environment

Some users may need to use the NVIDIA built-in system component environment. After installing a clean system and successfully entering the system desktop, you can follow the tutorial below to install the component environment! If you are using a factory image, the Jetpack environment is already installed and does not need to be installed again.

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The entire process requires a network connection. Some components may require a VPN. If you cannot complete the component installation, please use the factory image.

1. Installing the Jetpack Environment

Change the environment source

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sudo apt update

Install the Jetpack environment. Type 'y' and press Enter to confirm.

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sudo apt install nvidia-jetpack

The download requires approximately 14.1GB of space, and the installation time is relatively long. Please be patient.

NVIDIA-JETPACK is a metapackage that will install the following components:

2. Adding Environment Variables

Open the system terminal and run the following commands to add them to the environment variables:

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

3. Environment Verification

Jtop Tool

Install Jtop using the following commands:

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sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install python3-pip -y
sudo pip3 install -U jetson-stats

Note: A system restart is required after installation!

Optimal Performance Mode

Enable MAX Power Mode:

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sudo nvpmodel -m 0

Alternatively, locate the NVIDIA icon in the top-right corner of the desktop and change the power mode to MAXN.

Enable Jetson Clocks: Both the CPU and GPU cores will run at their maximum frequencies.

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sudo jetson_clocks

Use the Jtop tool to view system information:

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jtop