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Rocky Linux Davinci resolve Setup

Video Guide

Setup scripts for getting a Rocky Linux 10 workstation ready for video editing with DaVinci Resolve.

Three scripts that should be run in order:

  1. NVIDIA_rocky.sh — Install NVIDIA GPU drivers
  2. fonts.sh — Install Microsoft core fonts (Arial, Times New Roman, etc.)
  3. rocky_resolve.sh — Install DaVinci Resolve

Requirements

  • OS: Rocky Linux 10
  • GPU: NVIDIA (RTX 2000-series or newer for open kernel driver)
  • DaVinci Resolve ZIP: Downloaded from blackmagicdesign.com to ~/Downloads/

Quick Start

git clone https://github.com/28allday/Rocky-Linux-Setup.git
cd Rocky-Linux-Setup

# Step 1: Install NVIDIA drivers
sudo ./NVIDIA_rocky.sh
sudo reboot

# Step 2: Install fonts (after reboot)
sudo ./fonts.sh

# Step 3: Install DaVinci Resolve
sudo ./rocky_resolve.sh

Scripts

NVIDIA_rocky.sh — NVIDIA Driver Installation

Installs NVIDIA's open-source kernel driver via DKMS (auto-rebuilds on kernel updates).

What it does:

Step Action
1 Enables CRB (CodeReady Builder) repository
2 Enables EPEL repository
3 Installs kernel headers and DKMS build tools
4 Adds NVIDIA's official RHEL10 repository
5 Installs nvidia-driver, kmod-nvidia-open-dkms, nvidia-settings
6 Checks Secure Boot status and advises on MOK enrollment

After running: Reboot, then verify with nvidia-smi.

Secure Boot: If enabled, you'll need to enroll the DKMS signing key:

sudo mokutil --import /var/lib/dkms/mok.pub
# Set a one-time password, then confirm on the next boot screen
sudo reboot

fonts.sh — Microsoft Core Fonts

Installs Microsoft TrueType core fonts (Arial, Times New Roman, Courier New, Verdana, etc.).

What it does:

Step Action
1 Installs build tools (rpm-build, cabextract, wget)
2 Downloads the font RPM spec from SourceForge
3 Builds the font RPM locally with rpmbuild
4 Installs the built RPM
5 Updates the system font cache

Why: DaVinci Resolve and many documents expect these fonts. Without them, text renders with wrong fonts or missing characters.

rocky_resolve.sh — DaVinci Resolve

Installs DaVinci Resolve from the official ZIP download.

What it does:

Step Action
1 Installs runtime dependencies (OpenGL, X11 libs, libxcrypt-compat)
2 Detects zlib-ng-compat and sets SKIP_PACKAGE_CHECK if needed
3 Finds and extracts the Resolve ZIP from ~/Downloads/
4 Runs Blackmagic's installer
5 Moves conflicting GLib/Pango libraries to a backup directory
6 Symlinks libcrypt.so.1 into Resolve's lib directory
7 Creates user data directories with correct ownership
8 Verifies critical libraries are loadable

Rocky 10 specific fix: Rocky 10 replaced the zlib package with zlib-ng-compat. The library (libz.so.1) is identical, but Resolve's installer checks for the RPM name "zlib" and fails. The script detects this and bypasses the check.

Launch Resolve as your normal user (not root):

/opt/resolve/bin/resolve

Troubleshooting

NVIDIA driver not loading after reboot

# Check if module is loaded
lsmod | grep nvidia

# Check for Nouveau conflicts
lsmod | grep nouveau

# Disable Nouveau if conflicting
sudo grubby --args="nouveau.modeset=0 rd.driver.blacklist=nouveau" --update-kernel=ALL
sudo reboot

DaVinci Resolve crashes on launch

  • Check logs: ~/.local/share/DaVinciResolve/logs/
  • Verify NVIDIA driver: nvidia-smi
  • Verify libraries: ldconfig -p | grep libGLU
  • Try launching from terminal for error output: /opt/resolve/bin/resolve

Font RPM build fails

  • Check you have internet access (fonts are downloaded from Microsoft servers)
  • Make sure cabextract installed: rpm -q cabextract
  • Check rpmbuild output for specific download failures

"zlib not found" during Resolve install

This is the zlib-ng-compat issue. The script handles it automatically, but if running the installer manually:

SKIP_PACKAGE_CHECK=1 ./DaVinci_Resolve_*.run

Uninstalling

NVIDIA Driver

sudo dnf remove nvidia-driver kmod-nvidia-open-dkms nvidia-settings
sudo reboot

DaVinci Resolve

sudo rm -rf /opt/resolve
sudo rm -f /usr/share/applications/DaVinciResolve.desktop
rm -rf ~/.local/share/DaVinciResolve
rm -rf ~/.config/Blackmagic\ Design

Microsoft Fonts

sudo rpm -e msttcorefonts
sudo fc-cache -fv

Credits

License

This project is provided as-is.