# NVIDIA Driver not yet supported for Linux Kernel 5.9+ **URL:** \ **Category:** CUDA Setup and Installation\ **Created:** [October 16, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-driver-not-yet-supported-for-linux-kernel-5-9/157263 "2020-10-16T16:51:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ramc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/ramc/32/14047_2.png) [@ramc](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/ramc)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-driver-not-yet-supported-for-linux-kernel-5-9/157263/1 "2020-10-16T16:51:57Z")
**Due to an incompatibility issue, we advise customers to defer updating to Linux Kernel 5.9+ until mid-November when an NVIDIA Linux GPU driver update with Kernel 5.9+ support is expected to be available.** Linux Kernel 5.9+ is incompatible with current and previous NVIDIA Linux GPU drivers. We advise customers to defer updating to Linux Kernel 5.9+ until mid-November when an NVIDIA Linux GPU driver update with Kernel 5.9+ support is expected to be available. NVIDIA is aware of the impact this will have on customers, and we are working diligently to provide the driver update with Kernel 5.9+ support as soon as possible. **Customers must use our upcoming driver update on Kernel 5.9+ to have a fully functioning driver.** ---
**Author:** ![P\_Ramarao](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/p_ramarao/32/14043_2.png) [@P\_Ramarao](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/P_Ramarao)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-driver-not-yet-supported-for-linux-kernel-5-9/157263/2 "2020-10-16T16:53:47Z")
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**Author:** ![P\_Ramarao](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/nvidia/user_avatar/forums.developer.nvidia.com/p_ramarao/32/14043_2.png) [@P\_Ramarao](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/u/P_Ramarao)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/nvidia-driver-not-yet-supported-for-linux-kernel-5-9/157263/3 "2020-10-16T16:54:12Z")