diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 943c86883..001447358 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ To try ROCm with an upstream kernel, install ROCm as normal, but do not install #### New distribution support - * Binary package support for Ubuntu 16.04 + * Binary package support for Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04 * Binary package support for CentOS 7.4 and 7.5 * Binary package support for RHEL 7.4 and 7.5 @@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ sudo apt install rocm-dev >ROCm driver stack installed ##### Removing pre-release packages +It is recommended to [remove previous rocm installations](https://github.com/RadeonOpenCompute/ROCm#how-to-un-install-from-ubuntu-1604) before installing the latest version to ensure a smooth installation. If you installed any of the ROCm pre-release packages from github, they will need to be manually un-installed: @@ -360,9 +361,10 @@ sudo yum install -y dkms kernel-headers-`uname -r` kernel-devel-`uname -r` ``` -At this point they system can install ROCm using the DKMS drivers. +#### Installing ROCm on the system + +It is recommended to [remove previous rocm installations](https://github.com/RadeonOpenCompute/ROCm#how-to-un-install-rocm-from-centosrhel-74) before installing the latest version to ensure a smooth installation. -Installing ROCm on the system At this point ROCm can be installed on the target system. Create a /etc/yum.repos.d/rocm.repo file with the following contents: ```shell