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.

Fedora and CentOS both fall under the umbrella of Red Hat Linux. 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. sudo dnf install xorg-x11-drv-nvidia-cuda I recommend following the wiki, but you’ll need CUDA driver for sure. 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. Unzip DaVinci_Resolve_Studio_17.1.1_Linux.zip Once downloaded open the terminal, go to the download directory and extract the files. Now, we will run this command to execute the installer. When the installer opens running though it is fairly simple. Hit next, skim though the read me, agree to their terms of service, and click start install.

And that’s it launch the application and have fun. I had success one time using this guide on Reddit. When I tried to do it a second time my drivers had a error there was a white screen on boot. Proceed with caution and make sure your system is backup up with Timeshift or another tool. I do not recommend this, but here is the resource.

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