nvidia vgpu install

mgformula

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Hello, we are looking to migrate from VMware and wanted to see if it's possible to install NVidia host vGPU manager? when i attempt to install the host driver i get the following error.
I'm fairly new to Linux to understand what dependencies are needed.
apt install ./nvidia-vgpu-ubuntu-535_535.183.04_amd64.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'nvidia-vgpu-ubuntu-535' instead of './nvidia-vgpu-ubuntu-535_535.183.04_amd64.deb'
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
nvidia-vgpu-ubuntu-535 : Depends: linux-headers but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
 
First try "apt install linux-headers-amd64" , it's for amd+intel :)
Then again "apt install nvidia-vgpu-ubuntu-535" (if repo defined or with longname and ./nvidia... as before).
 
First try "apt install linux-headers-amd64" , it's for amd+intel :)
Then again "apt install nvidia-vgpu-ubuntu-535" (if repo defined or with longname and ./nvidia... as before).
thank you for your help Walter, i ran the commands the headers installed great, the other nvidia commands
root@prox-vgpu-004:~# apt install nvidia-vgpu-ubuntu-535_535.183.04_amd64.deb
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
E: Unable to locate package nvidia-vgpu-ubuntu-535_535.183.04_amd64.deb
root@prox-vgpu-004:~# ./nvidia-vgpu-ubuntu-535_535.183.04_amd64.deb
./nvidia-vgpu-ubuntu-535_535.183.04_amd64.deb: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `newline'
./nvidia-vgpu-ubuntu-535_535.183.04_amd64.deb: line 1: `!<arch>'
 
"apt install ./nvidia-vgpu-ubuntu-535_535.183.04_amd64.deb" as it's a debian file and not a nvidia installer file.
 
hello i tried duplicating the steps to another host, when i run the nvidia installer i get this error,

ERROR: Unable to find the kernel source tree for the currently running kernel. Please make sure you have installed the kernel source files for your
kernel and that they are properly configured; on Red Hat Linux systems, for example, be sure you have the 'kernel-source' or 'kernel-devel' RPM
installed. If you know the correct kernel source files are installed, you may specify the kernel source path with the '--kernel-source-path'
command line option.

OK
comparing some things between the working host and this one, here is the output from the working host, not sure if the versions would cause that error, just something i noticed while comparing.


proxmox-ve: 8.2.0 (running kernel: 6.5.13-6-pve)
pve-manager: 8.2.7 (running version: 8.2.7/3e0176e6bb2ade3b)
proxmox-kernel-helper: 8.1.0
proxmox-kernel-6.8: 6.8.12-2
proxmox-kernel-6.8.12-2-pve-signed: 6.8.12-2
proxmox-kernel-6.8.4-2-pve-signed: 6.8.4-2
proxmox-kernel-6.5.13-6-pve-signed: 6.5.13-6
proxmox-kernel-6.5: 6.5.13-6

and not working host

pveversion -v
proxmox-ve: 8.2.0 (running kernel: 6.8.4-2-pve)
pve-manager: 8.2.2 (running version: 8.2.2/9355359cd7afbae4)
proxmox-kernel-helper: 8.1.0
proxmox-kernel-6.8: 6.8.4-2
proxmox-kernel-6.8.4-2-pve-signed: 6.8.4-2