---
tags: 'code'
---
# Guppy installation
copied from: https://community.nanoporetech.com/protocols/Guppy-protocol/v/gpb_2003_v1_revu_14dec2018/linux-guppy
Download needed installer from: https://community.nanoporetech.com/downloads
## Use this installation process if you are installing from .deb for Guppy:
Add Oxford Nanopore's deb repository to your system (this is to install Oxford Nanopore Technologies-specific dependency packages):
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wget lsb-release
export PLATFORM=$(lsb_release -cs)
wget -O- https://mirror.oxfordnanoportal.com/apt/ont-repo.pub | sudo apt-key add -
echo "deb http://mirror.oxfordnanoportal.com/apt ${PLATFORM}-stable non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nanoporetech.sources.list
sudo apt-get update
```
To install the .deb for Guppy, use the following command:
```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install ont-guppy
```
This will install the GPU version of Guppy.
## Use this installation process if you are installing from .tar.gz:
Download the .tar.gz archive file. This can be found on the Software Downloads page of the Nanopore Community.
Unpack the archive:
```
tar -xf ont-guppy_xxx_linux<64 or aarch64>.tar.gz
```
Note: 'xxx' in the command denotes the version number e.g. 3.0.3.
## Use this installation process if you are installing from .rpm:
Download the .rpm file. This can be found on the Software Downloads page of the Nanopore Community.
Install the epel-release repository:
```
yum install epel-release
```
If using Centos 8, it will also be necessary to enable the powertools repository. Depending on the version of Centos 8 you have, the name of the repository may be slightly different:
```
yum install dnf-plugins-core
yum config-manager --set-enabled PowerTools || yum config-manager --set-enabled powertools
```
Install the rpm:
```
yum install <path>/<to>/ont-guppy_xxx.rpm
```
__The GPU-enabled ont-guppy package will not install a GPU driver by default – it will be necessary to handle installing this yourself, e.g. by visiting [NVIDIA's website](https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx). Guppy requires an NVIDIA driver of at least version 455.__