JetPack 5.1.6, the latest production release of JetPack 5 for Jetson was released today. JetPack 5.1.6 is a production quality release and a minor update to JetPack 5.1.5. It includes Jetson Linux 35.6.4 BSP with Linux Kernel 5.10, an Ubuntu 20.04 based root file system, a UEFI based bootloader, and OP-TEE as Trusted Execution Environment. JetPack 5.1.6 packages the same compute stack as JetPack 5.1.5, and brings PSIRT and minor bug fixes.
This release supports all Jetson AGX Orin, Jetson Orin NX, Jetson Orin Nano, Jetson AGX Xavier and Jetson Xavier NX production modules as well as Jetson AGX Orin Developer Kit, Jetson Orin Nano Developer Kit, Jetson AGX Xavier Developer Kit and Jetson Xavier NX Developer kit.
- Fixes for known issues and security vulnerabilities.
(Please read Jetson Linux Release Notes for more details and list of known issues)
Installing JetPack 5.1.6
You can install JetPack 5.1.6 using multiple ways:
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Using SDK Manager: Install JetPack 5.1.6 using SDK Manager on any Jetson Orin and Xavier modules.
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Flashing Scripts: Download the Jetson Linux tar balls from Jetson Linux 35.6.4 page and use flashing scripts to flash. Refer to QuickStart section in Jetson Linux Developer Guide.
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Debian Packages: After flashing Jetson Linux, you can install the rest of the JetPack using apt commands.
To upgrade from a previous version of JetPack 5 using debian packages, use the following steps.
STEP 1: Edit source.list to point to 35.6
sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nvidia-l4t-apt-source.list
change all repo versions to r35.6 in this file
STEP 2: APT upgrade and reboot
sudo apt update
sudo apt dist-upgrade
sudo apt install --fix-broken -o Dpkg::=“–force-overwrite”
NOTE: The above method can be used in combination with the JetPack 5.1.5 SD Card image.
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