Holoscan Install Debian

Install Holoscan SDK natively on Ubuntu via apt.

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name: holoscan-install-debian
version: "1.0.0"
description: "Install Holoscan SDK natively on Ubuntu via apt. Use for C++ installs on Ubuntu; pair with /holoscan-install-wheel for Python."
license: Apache-2.0
metadata:
  author: "Holoscan Team <holoscan-team@nvidia.com>"
  github-url: "https://github.com/nvidia-holoscan/holoscan-sdk"
  tags:
    - holoscan
    - install
    - debian
    - apt
    - ubuntu
---

# Holoscan Debian/apt Installation

## Purpose

Install the Holoscan SDK C++ runtime + headers on Ubuntu using NVIDIA's apt repo, selecting the right `holoscan-cuda-*` package for the host's CUDA driver and verifying with the bundled C++ examples.

## Prerequisites

- Ubuntu x86_64 (22.04 / 24.04) or ARM64 (Jetson / IGX) with an NVIDIA GPU and working driver (`nvidia-smi`).