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Revise NVIDIA JetPack setup documentation
Updated JetPack version details and compatibility information.
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docs/NVIDIA_JETPACK_6_JETSON_DEVELOPER_KIT_SETUP.md

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$ cat /etc/nv_tegra_release
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# R36 (release), REVISION: 4.3, GCID: 38968081, BOARD: generic, EABI: aarch64, DATE: Wed Jan 8 01:49:37 UTC 2025
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# R36 (release), REVISION: 4.4, GCID: 41062509, BOARD: generic, EABI: aarch64, DATE: Mon Jun 16 16:07:13 UTC 2025
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# KERNEL_VARIANT: oot
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TARGET_USERSPACE_LIB_DIR=nvidia
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TARGET_USERSPACE_LIB_DIR_PATH=usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/nvidia
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$ sudo apt-cache show nvidia-jetpack
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[sudo] password for automat:
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Sorry, try again.
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[sudo] password for automat:
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Package: nvidia-jetpack
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Source: nvidia-jetpack (6.2)
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Version: 6.2+b77
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Architecture: arm64
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Maintainer: NVIDIA Corporation
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Installed-Size: 194
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Depends: nvidia-jetpack-runtime (= 6.2+b77), nvidia-jetpack-dev (= 6.2+b77)
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Homepage: http://developer.nvidia.com/jetson
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Priority: standard
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Section: metapackages
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Filename: pool/main/n/nvidia-jetpack/nvidia-jetpack_6.2+b77_arm64.deb
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Size: 29298
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SHA256: 70553d4b5a802057f9436677ef8ce255db386fd3b5d24ff2c0a8ec0e485c59cd
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SHA1: 9deab64d12eef0e788471e05856c84bf2a0cf6e6
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MD5sum: 4db65dc36434fe1f84176843384aee23
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Description: NVIDIA Jetpack Meta Package
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Description-md5: ad1462289bdbc54909ae109d1d32c0a8
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$ apt-cache show nvidia-jetpack
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Package: nvidia-jetpack
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Source: nvidia-jetpack (6.1)
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Version: 6.1+b123
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Source: nvidia-jetpack (6.2.1)
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Version: 6.2.1+b38
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Architecture: arm64
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Maintainer: NVIDIA Corporation
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Installed-Size: 194
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Depends: nvidia-jetpack-runtime (= 6.1+b123), nvidia-jetpack-dev (= 6.1+b123)
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Depends: nvidia-jetpack-runtime (= 6.2.1+b38), nvidia-jetpack-dev (= 6.2.1+b38)
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Homepage: http://developer.nvidia.com/jetson
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Priority: standard
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Section: metapackages
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Filename: pool/main/n/nvidia-jetpack/nvidia-jetpack_6.1+b123_arm64.deb
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Size: 29312
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SHA256: b6475a6108aeabc5b16af7c102162b7c46c36361239fef6293535d05ee2c2929
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SHA1: f0984a6272c8f3a70ae14cb2ca6716b8c1a09543
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MD5sum: a167745e1d88a8d7597454c8003fa9a4
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Filename: pool/main/n/nvidia-jetpack/nvidia-jetpack_6.2.1+b38_arm64.deb
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Size: 29300
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SHA256: dd9cb893fbe7f80d2c2348b268f17c8140b18b9dbb674fa8d79facfaa2050c53
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SHA1: dc630f213f9afcb6f67c65234df7ad5c019edb9c
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MD5sum: 9c8dc61bdab2b816dcc7cd253bcf6482
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Description: NVIDIA Jetpack Meta Package
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Description-md5: ad1462289bdbc54909ae109d1d32c0a8
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automat@agx01:~$ sudo apt-cache show nvidia-jetpack
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Package: nvidia-jetpack
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Source: nvidia-jetpack (6.2)
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Version: 6.2+b77
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You’ll need a second x86_64 intel PC running [NVIDIA SDK Manager](https://developer.nvidia.com/sdk-manager)
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to flash the device and install JetPack on NVMe drive:
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![SDKManager](https://github.com/boxcutter/kvm/blob/86f958179b356a7bf7b73f1fb381fdec8a67b52b/docs/images/jetpack6/Jan2021-developer-sdkm-landing-page-web-diagram.jpg)
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![SDKManager](https://github.com/taylorific/nvidia-jetson-training/blob/main/images/jetpack6/2025-12-26_08-27-14.png)
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The second x86_64 intel PC should be running Ubuntu 20.04. An Ubuntu 20.04
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The second x86_64 intel PC should be running Ubuntu 22.04. An Ubuntu 22.04
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host system can flash a target NVIDIA device with either JetPack 6.x or
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JetPack 5.x. We work with both versions of JetPack (even though now we prefer
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JetPack 6.x):
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JetPack 7.x. For the moment JetPack 7.x isn't supporteded on Orin, so we're
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using JetPack 6.x:
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![SDKManager system compatibility matrix](https://github.com/boxcutter/kvm/blob/d21e40166522408f1e5ff2bc73f0e218ea60ed3d/docs/images/jetpack6/Screenshot%202024-05-11%20at%2016.55.34.png)
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![SDKManager system compatibility matrix](https://github.com/taylorific/nvidia-jetson-training/blob/main/images/jetpack6/2025-12-26_08-27-46.png)
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Go to the Nvidia SDK Manager web site:
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https://developer.nvidia.com/sdk-manager
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![Download SDKManager deb](https://github.com/boxcutter/kvm/blob/95f24225a425a77e38073caf3544e9c694b0ef3c/docs/images/jetpack6/IMG_4862.PNG)
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![Download SDKManager deb](https://github.com/taylorific/nvidia-jetson-training/blob/main/images/jetpack6/2025-12-26_08-25-48-2.png)
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You’ll need to create an NVDIA account to download:
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![Log in or sign up for an NVIDIA account](https://github.com/boxcutter/kvm/blob/2a2647f3636bdeb0dddd626075c43ee745f65d07/docs/images/jetpack6/IMG_4864.PNG)
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![Log in or sign up for an NVIDIA account](https://github.com/taylorific/nvidia-jetson-training/blob/main/images/jetpack6/2025-12-26_08-28-27.png)
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`sudo apt-get install ./sdkmanager_[version]-[build#]_amd64.deb`
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`sudo apt-get install ./sdkmanager_*_amd64.deb`
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![NVIDIA Developer Login](https://github.com/boxcutter/kvm/blob/aa13c8d35dfe10b335796869860adc6871a83ea9/docs/images/jetpack6/IMG_4865.PNG)
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![NVIDIA Developer Login](https://github.com/taylorific/nvidia-jetson-training/blob/main/images/jetpack6/2025-12-26_08-33-39.png)
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![NVIDIA login in SDK Manager](https://github.com/boxcutter/kvm/blob/aa13c8d35dfe10b335796869860adc6871a83ea9/docs/images/jetpack6/IMG_4866.PNG)
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![NVIDIA login in SDK Manager](https://github.com/taylorific/nvidia-jetson-training/blob/main/images/jetpack6/2025-12-26_08-34-39.png)
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![Privacy Notice](https://github.com/boxcutter/kvm/blob/aa13c8d35dfe10b335796869860adc6871a83ea9/docs/images/jetpack6/IMG_4868.PNG)
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![Privacy Notice](https://github.com/taylorific/nvidia-jetson-training/blob/main/images/jetpack6/2025-12-26_08-35-58.png)
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You’ll need to run a USB-C cable from the Ubuntu 20.04 Intel host machine
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You’ll need to run a USB-C cable from the Ubuntu 22.04 Intel host machine
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to the Nvidia Jetson. Connect the USB-C cable for the intel host machine
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both upstream and downstream data):

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