Linux Installation Instructions
DaVinci Resolve 18.6.4
Pre-installation Notes
• DaVinci Resolve for Linux is a free download and does not require a license dongle or an activation.
• DaVinci Resolve Studio for Linux supports all DaVinci Resolve licenses as well as the Advanced Panel dongle.
Installation instructions
1. From the Blackmagic Design website https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/davinci-resolve-and-fusion, download
DaVinci_Resolve_Studio_18.6.4_Linux.zip (if you have a DaVinci Resolve license) or
DaVinci_Resolve_18.6.4_Linux.zip.
2. Unzip the package.
3. Install from the GUI:
- From the file browser, double-click the installer package.
- Enter the root password when prompted, and follow the instructions.
4. (Optional) Terminal commands to unzip and install the downloaded package:
Ensure that you are not logged in as root.
- for the Studio version:
cd ~/Downloads/
unzip ./DaVinci_Resolve_Studio_18.6.4_Linux.zip
chmod +x ./DaVinci_Resolve_Studio_18.6.4_Linux.run
sudo ./DaVinci_Resolve_Studio_18.6.4_Linux.run -i
- for the Free version:
cd ~/Downloads/
unzip ./DaVinci_Resolve_18.6.4_Linux.zip
chmod +x ./DaVinci_Resolve_18.6.4_Linux.run
sudo ./DaVinci_Resolve_18.6.4_Linux.run -i
Nvidia Driver
Ensure that you have the recommended Nvidia driver downloaded and installed from https://www.nvidia.com/Download/
driverResults.aspx/204837/en-us. For Rocky Linux 8, CentOS 8 and RHEL 8, follow these steps:
1. Download the driver. The file name should look like: NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.116.04.run.
2. Please save your work and exit any applications in use. This process will require a system reboot.
3. Open a Terminal shell.
4. Switch to the root user. Type: su - and enter the 'root' password when prompted.
5. Disable the Linux desktop and switch to a text interface. Type: init 3
6. You will be prompted at the terminal for a username. Type: root and enter the 'root' password when prompted.
7. Navigate to the folder with the downloaded driver. Type: cd /path/to/downloaded/location
8. Run the driver installer. Type: sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-525.116.04.run --silent --no-network
9. Wait for the installer to complete. Reboot the machine by typing: reboot
DeckLink Driver
To use Blackmagic monitoring devices with your Linux system, ensure that you have the latest DeckLink driver installed from https://
www.blackmagicdesign.com/support/family/capture-and-playback. Follow these steps:
1. Download the driver package. The file name should look like:
Blackmagic_Desktop_Video_Linux_<driver_version>.tar.gz
2. Please save your work and exit any applications in use. This process will require a system reboot.
3. Open a Terminal shell.
4. Switch to the root user. Type: su - and enter the 'root' password when prompted.
5. Uninstall any existing drivers. Type: rpm -qa | grep desktopvideo | xargs rpm -e
6. Uncompress the downloaded driver. Type: tar xvfz /path/to/downloaded/location/
Blackmagic_Desktop_Video_Linux_<driver_version>.tar.gz
7. Install the latest Desktop Video driver. Type: rpm -ivh Blackmagic_Desktop_Video_Linux_<driver_version>/rpm/
x86_64/desktopvideo-<driver_version>.x86_64.rpm
8. Wait for the installer to complete. Reboot the machine by typing: reboot
9. After reboot, open a Terminal shell again.
10. Switch to the root user. Type: su - and enter the 'root' password when prompted.
11. Update the firmware on your DeckLink card. Type: BlackmagicFirmwareUpdater update 0
12. Wait for update to complete. Reboot the machine by typing: reboot
