Red Hat Enterprise Linux native installation

Red Hat Enterprise Linux native installation#

2025-10-06

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Applies to Linux

Caution

Ensure that the Installation prerequisites are met before installing.

Registering ROCm repositories#

sudo tee --append /etc/yum.repos.d/rocm.repo <<EOF
[ROCm-6.4.1]
name=ROCm6.4.1
baseurl=https://repo.radeon.com/rocm/el9/6.4.1/main
enabled=1
priority=50
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://repo.radeon.com/rocm/rocm.gpg.key
EOF
sudo dnf clean all

sudo tee --append /etc/yum.repos.d/rocm.repo <<EOF
[ROCm-6.4.1]
name=ROCm6.4.1
baseurl=https://repo.radeon.com/rocm/el8/6.4.1/main
enabled=1
priority=50
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=https://repo.radeon.com/rocm/rocm.gpg.key
EOF
sudo dnf clean all

Installing#

Install kernel driver#

For information about the AMDGPU driver installation, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux native installation in the AMD Instinct Data Center GPU Documentation.

For information about driver compatibility, see User and kernel-space support matrix.

Install ROCm#

sudo dnf install rocm

Complete the Post-installation instructions.

Upgrading#

To upgrade an existing ROCm installation to a newer version, follow the steps in Registering ROCm repositories and Installing.

Note

Upgrading the kernel driver may also upgrade the GPU firmware, which requires a system reboot to take effect.

Uninstalling#

Uninstall specific meta packages#

sudo dnf remove rocm

Uninstall ROCm packages#

sudo dnf remove rocm-core amdgpu-core

Remove ROCm repositories#

# Remove the repositories
sudo rm /etc/yum.repos.d/rocm.repo*

# Clear the cache and clean the system
sudo rm -rf /var/cache/dnf
sudo dnf clean all

# Restart the system
sudo reboot
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