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# ROCm installation options (Linux)
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Users installing ROCm must choose between various installation options. A new
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user should follow the [Quick Start guide](../../quick-start/linux).
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## Package manager versus AMDGPU installer
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ROCm supports two methods for installation:
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* Directly using the Linux distribution's package manager
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* The `amdgpu-install` script
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There is no difference in the final installation state when choosing either
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option.
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Using the distribution's package manager lets the user install,
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upgrade and uninstall using familiar commands and workflows. Third party
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ecosystem support is the same as your OS package manager.
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The `amdgpu-install` script is a wrapper around the package manager. The same
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packages are installed by this script as the package manager system.
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The installer automates the installation process for the AMDGPU
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and ROCm stack. It handles the complete installation process
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for ROCm, including setting up the repository, cleaning the system, updating,
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and installing the desired drivers and meta-packages. Users who are
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less familiar with the package manager can choose this method for ROCm
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installation.
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## Single-version versus multi-version ROCm install
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ROCm packages are versioned with both semantic versioning that is package
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specific and a ROCm release version.
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### Single-version installation
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The single-version ROCm installation refers to the following:
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* Installation of a single instance of the ROCm release on a system
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* Use of non-versioned ROCm meta-packages
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### Multi-version installation
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The multi-version installation refers to the following:
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* Installation of multiple instances of the ROCm stack on a system. Extending
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the package name and its dependencies with the release version adds the
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ability to support multiple versions of packages simultaneously.
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* Use of versioned ROCm meta-packages.
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```{attention}
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ROCm packages that were previously installed from a single-version installation
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must be removed before proceeding with the multi-version installation to avoid
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conflicts.
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```
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```{note}
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Multi-version install is not available for the kernel driver module, also referred to as AMDGPU.
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```
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The following image demonstrates the difference between single-version and
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multi-version ROCm installation types:
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