Migrate from windows to linux (LabVIEW2021)

[Ahmed_emish_560]

Hello

I want to migrate from windows to Ubuntu LabVIEW , I want to know efficient way to copy LabVIEW drivers from windows to Linux or how to download them to Ubuntu .

is there something like vi packcage manager in Linux  it will make this step easy I think ? 

thanks

[afort]

Hi Ahmed_emish_560,

NI Package Manager software is not available for Linux. You can take a look at downloading and installing NI Driver software on Linux desktop. 

Best,

NI
Aleix Fort

[rolfk]

Well you say VI Package Manager, which incidentally just was an announcement from JKI that there is a new Beta available for Linux and Mac. https://forums.vipm.io/topic/6423-announcing-the-vipm-2022-for-mac-and-linux-public-beta/ Please note that this is a Beta release, so don't get angry if certain things don't quite work on your system as you would like. Instead help improving it by reporting any problems in a constructive way.

However VI Package Manager won't help you with installing NI hardware drivers. If you talk about LabVIEW VI packages however then that is definitely what you want to look into. 

[Bob_Schor]

I thought I remembered that LabVIEW could run on Linux -- it was originally developed on the Mac, of course, and now MacOS is largely Linux.  So I did a Web search for LabVIEW on Mac and LabVIEW on Linux, and both are possible!

Linux has multiple "flavors".  LabVIEW 2021 SP1 and 2022 Q3 are compatible with Ubuntu 18 and 20 (and that's all), while some other flavors (e.g. Red Hat) have broader support.

But as with going from one PC to another, you start by installing LabVIEW (including the Drivers and other stuff you need) and then migrating your VIs and getting the "Windows kinks" out of them.  I have no idea how many of the "Tools" on the LabVIEW Tools Network (accessed through VIPM) will work under Linux, but "Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained".  

So go to the Web and find a suitable combination of Linux Distribution and LabVIEW Version (all 64-bit) that you want to try, follow the directions for installing LabVIEW on Linux, and start using it.  Let us know how it goes.

Bob Schor