Linux installer images (ISO, AMI) and driver packages (DKU) for Flame Family Products

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Oct 23, 2024

Products and versions covered

Autodesk custom operating system ISO installation packages

  • Autodesk provides a customized image of Linux operating systems to run Flame Family products. This is a mandatory package prior to Driver & Kernel Utilities package & any Flame Family product installation on Linux.
  • For installation instructions of Autodesk customized Rocky Linux and CentOS operating systems, please refer to this page on the Autodesk Knowledge Network.
Version Download Links Flame Family Supported versions  NotesAcknowledgments
Rocky Linux 9.3
  • 2025 +
  • BIOS Configuration: You must use the UEFI mode rather than the legacy BIOS. The latter is still available but should not be used for Flame Family products configurations.
https://rockylinux.org/licensing/
Rocky Linux 8.10
  • 2025 +
  • BIOS Configuration: You must use the UEFI mode rather than the legacy BIOS. The latter is still available but should not be used for Flame Family products configurations.
https://rockylinux.org/licensing/
Rocky Linux 8.7
  • 2024 +
 https://rockylinux.org/licensing/
Rocky Linux 8.5
  • 2023 +
 https://rockylinux.org/licensing/
Linux CentOS 8.2 
  • 2022
Supported applications:
  • Flame
  • Flare
  • Flame Assist
  • Burn
  • Lustre (2022.1 +)
https://www.centos.org/legal/licensing-policy/
Linux CentOS 7.6
  • 2023
  • 2022
  • 2021
  • 2020
CentOS 7.6 is supported on Flame 2020.3.1 with DKU 15.2.3https://www.centos.org/legal/licensing-policy/
Linux CentOS 7.4
  • 2021
  • 2020
  • 2019
 https://www.centos.org/legal/licensing-policy/
Linux CentOS 7.2
  • 2020
  • 2019
 https://www.centos.org/legal/licensing-policy/

 

Driver & Kernel utilities installer

  • Autodesk provides a Driver & Kernel Utility package to set up your Linux environment in order to run Flame Family applications.
  • This is a mandatory package prior to any Flame Family product installation on Linux CentOS.
  • DKU are backward compatible with previous versions.
  • For installation instructions of the DKU, please refer to this page on the Autodesk Knowledge Network.
DKU Version Download Links Flame Family release version NotesAcknowledgments
19.2.0 2025.2Key highlights:
  • Add support for Rocky Linux 8.10
  • Add easyupgrade script to migrate from Rocky Linux 8.5/8.7 to 8.10
LICENSES_DKU_19.2.0.pdf
19.1.0 2025.1Key highlights:
  • New Nvidia driver 550.90.07
  • Security Fix for CVE-2024-6387
LICENSES_DKU_19.1.0.pdf
19.0.1 2025Key highlights:
  • Fix ATTO Fibre driver for 9.3
LICENSES_DKU_19.0.0.pdf
19.0.0 2025Key highlights:
  • Add support for Rocky Linux 9.3
  • New Nvidia driver 535.161.07
LICENSES_DKU_19.0.0.pdf
18.2.2 2024.2.2Key highlights:
  • Add support for RTX A5000 & 5000 Ada on Lenovo P7
  • AJA: new driver 17.0.1
  • AJA: new firmware for Kona 5
LICENSES_DKU_18.2.2.pdf
18.2.1 2024.2.1Key highlights:
  • Add support for Dell 7960
LICENSES_DKU_18.2.1.pdf
18.2.0 2024.2Key highlights:
  • New Nvidia driver 535.113.01
  • Add support for RTX 5000 Ada on HP Z8 G5 Fury
  • AJA: new driver 16.2.5.2
  • AJA: new firmware for Kona 5.
  • Rocky Linux Security fixes
LICENSES_DKU_18.2.0.pdf
18.1.1 2024.1.1Key highlights:
  • Add support for Lenovo P7 workstation
LICENSES_DKU_18.1.0.pdf
18.1.0 2024.1Key highlights:
  • Add support for Dell Precision 7865 workstation
LICENSES_DKU_18.1.0.pdf
18.0.1 2024Key highlights:
  • New Nvidia driver 525.116.04
  • HFS+ fix for Rocky Linux 8.7
  • Add official support/detection for RTX™ 6000 Ada
  • Add support for HP Z8 G5 Fury workstation
LICENSES_DKU_18.0.1.pdf
18.0.0 2024Key highlights:
  • Add support for Rocky Linux 8.7
  • New Nvidia driver 525.89.02
  • Remove support for CentOS 7.6
LICENSES_DKU_18.0.0.pdf
17.3.0 2023.3Key highlights:
  • System limits fix (systemd related)
LICENSES_DKU-17.3.0.pdf
17.2.0 2023.2Key highlights:
  • Security Fix for CentOS 7.6
LICENSES_DKU_17.2.0.pdf
17.1.0 2023.1Key highlights:
  • AJA: new driver 16.2.0.3
  • AJA: new firmware for Kona4 and Kona5
  • Add official support/detection for RTX A6000
LICENSES_DKU-17.1.0.pdf
17.0.0     2023
  • Security Fix for CVE-2022-0847 (Rocky Linux 8.5 only)
  • Add support for Rocky Linux 8.5
  • Remove support for CentOS 8.2
  • Security Fix for CVE-2021-4034 
  • Alt-Click work for all users by default on CentOS 7.6
  • New switch (--nonvdriver) that prevents the installation of the NVIDIA kernel driver module
  • New switch (--keepnvdriver) that skips NVidia driver installation completely and leaves any existing NVidia driver in place.
 
16.4.0
  • 2022.3
Key highlights:
  • Security Fix for CVE-2021-4034
 
16.3.0
  • 2022.3
Key highlights:
  • Fix CentOS default browser issue
 
16.2
  • 2022.2
Key highlights:
  • New Nvidia driver 460.91.03
  • AJA: new driver 16.0.2.4
  • AJA: new firmware for Kona4 and Kona5
  • Add support for Lenovo P620 (AMD ThreadRipper Pro CPU) - CentOS 8.2 only
  • Workstation in power saving when Flame not running
 
16.1
  • 2022.1
Key highlights:
  • New Nvidia driver 460.73.01
  • 10-bit monitor support on CentOS 8.2
 
16.0
  • 2022

Key highlights:

  • New NVIDIA driver to v450.102.04 (Security fixes)
  • Remove CentOS 7.4 support
  • Add CentOS 8.2 support
  • option '–keepxorg' now replaced by '--forcexorg'
 
15.2.3
  • 2021.2.2
  • 2020.3.2

Key highlights:

  • New NVIDIA driver v450.102.04 (security fixes)
 
14.2.0
  • 2020.3
  

 

Amazon Machine image (AMI)

  • Autodesk provides these Amazon machine images to setup your Linux AWS environment in order to run Flame Family applications. This AMI includes a pre-installed OS image as well as the DKU package for deployment on AWS instances.
  • For installation instructions, please refer to the Autodesk Flame cloud reference implementation guide.
Version DownloadCompatible versionAcknowledgments
Rocky Linux 9.3 & DKU 19.2.0
  • 2025.2
https://rockylinux.org/licensing/
Open source distribution package (DKU 19.2.0)
LICENSES_DKU_19.2.0.pdf
Rocky Linux 9.3 & DKU 19.1.0
  • 2025.1
https://rockylinux.org/licensing/
Open source distribution package (DKU 19.1.0)
LICENSES_DKU_19.1.0.pdf
Rocky Linux 9.3 & DKU 19.0.0
  • 2025
https://rockylinux.org/licensing/
Open source distribution package (DKU 19.0.0)
LICENSES_DKU_19.0.0.pdf
Rocky Linux 8.7 & DKU 18.2.0
  • 2024.2
https://rockylinux.org/licensing/
Open source distribution package (DKU 18.2.0)
LICENSES_DKU_18.2.0.pdf
Rocky Linux 8.7 & DKU 18.1.0
  • 2024.1
https://rockylinux.org/licensing/
Open source distribution package (DKU 18.1.0)
LICENSES_DKU_18.1.0.pdf
Rocky Linux 8.7 & DKU 18.0.0
  • 2024

https://rockylinux.org/licensing/

Open source distribution package (DKU 18.0.0)

LICENSES_DKU-18.0.0.pdf

Rocky Linux 8.5 & DKU 17.3.0
  • 2023.3

https://rockylinux.org/licensing/

Open source distribution package (DKU 17.3.0)

LICENSES_DKU-17.3.0.pdf

Rocky Linux 8.5 & DKU 17.2.0
  • 2023.2

https://rockylinux.org/licensing/

Open source distribution package (DKU 17.2.0)

LICENSES_DKU-17.2.0.pdf

 

Products:

Flame Products;

Versions:

2020; 2021; 2022; 2024; 2023; 2025;

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