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+# yum packaging dkms nvidia
+
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+
+## Overview
+
+Packaging templates using [DKMS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Kernel_Module_Support) on `yum` and `dnf` based Linux distros to manage NVIDIA driver kernel module compilation.
+
+For pre-compiled packaging see: [yum-packaging-precompiled-kmod](https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-precompiled-kmod)
+
+The `main` branch contains this README and a sample build script. The `.spec` and `.conf` files can be found in the appropriate [rhel7](../../tree/rhel7), [rhel8](../../tree/rhel8), and [fedora](../../tree/fedora) branches.
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+- [Overview](#Overview)
+- [Deliverables](#Deliverables)
+- [Prerequisites](#Prerequisites)
+  * [Clone this git repository](#Clone-this-git-repository)
+  * [Install build dependencies](#Install-build-dependencies)
+- [Related](#Other-NVIDIA-driver-packages)
+  * [Precompiled kernel modules](#Precompiled-kernel-modules)
+  * [NVIDIA driver](#NVIDIA-driver)
+  * [NVIDIA kmod common](#NVIDIA-kmod-common)
+  * [NVIDIA modprobe](#NVIDIA-modprobe)
+  * [NVIDIA persistenced](#NVIDIA-persistenced)
+  * [NVIDIA plugin](#NVIDIA-plugin)
+  * [NVIDIA settings](#NVIDIA-settings)
+  * [NVIDIA xconfig](#NVIDIA-xconfig)
+- [Contributing](#Contributing)
+
+
+## Deliverables
+
+This repo contains the `.spec` file used to build the following **RPM** packages:
+
+> *note:* `XXX` is the first `.` delimited field in the driver version, ex: `460` in `460.32.03`
+
+* **RHEL8** or **Fedora** streams: `latest-dkms` and `XXX-dkms`
+  ```shell
+  kmod-nvidia-latest-dkms-${version}-${rel}.${dist}.${arch}.rpm
+  > ex: kmod-nvidia-latest-dkms-460.32.03-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
+  > ex: kmod-nvidia-latest-dkms-460.27.04-1.fc33.x86_64.rpm
+  ```
+
+* **RHEL7** flavor: `latest-dkms`
+  ```shell
+  kmod-nvidia-latest-dkms-${version}-${rel}.${dist}.${arch}.rpm
+  > ex: kmod-nvidia-latest-dkms-460.32.03-1.el7.x86_64.rpm
+  ```
+
+The `latest` and `latest-dkms` streams/flavors always update to the highest versioned driver, while the `XXX` and `XXX-dkms` streams/flavors lock driver updates to the specified driver branch.
+
+> *note:* `XXX-dkms` is not available for RHEL7
+
+These packages can be used in place of their equivalent [pre-compiled](https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-precompiled-kmod) packages:
+
+* **RHEL8** or **Fedora** streams: `latest` and `XXX`
+  ```shell
+  kmod-nvidia-${driver}-${kernel}-${driver}-${rel}.${dist}.${arch}.rpm
+  > ex: kmod-nvidia-460.32.03-4.18.0-240.15.1-460.32.03-3.el8_3.x86_64.rpm
+  ```
+
+* **RHEL7** flavor: `latest`
+  ```shell
+  kmod-nvidia-latest-${kernel}.r${driver}.${dist}.${arch}.rpm
+  > ex: kmod-nvidia-latest-3.10.0-1160.15.2.r460.32.03.el7.x86_64.rpm
+  ```
+
+* **RHEL7** flavor: `branch-XXX`
+  ```shell
+  kmod-nvidia-branch-XXX-${kernel}.r${driver}.${dist}.${arch}.rpm
+  > ex: kmod-nvidia-branch-460-3.10.0-1160.r460.32.03.el7.x86_64.rpm
+  ```
+
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+### Clone this git repository:
+
+Supported branches: `rhel7`, `rhel8` & `fedora`
+
+```shell
+git clone -b ${branch} https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-dkms-nvidia
+> ex: git clone -b rhel8 https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-dkms-nvidia
+```
+
+### Install build dependencies
+
+```shell
+# Packaging
+yum install rpm-build dkms
+```
+
+## Related
+
+### Precompiled kernel modules
+
+- Alternative to DKMS
+  * [https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-precompiled-kmod](https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-precompiled-kmod)
+
+### NVIDIA driver
+
+- nvidia-driver
+  * [https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-nvidia-driver](https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-nvidia-driver)
+
+### NVIDIA kmod common
+
+- Common files
+  * [https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-nvidia-kmod-common](https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-nvidia-kmod-common)
+
+### NVIDIA modprobe
+
+- nvidia-modprobe
+  * [https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-nvidia-modprobe](https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-nvidia-modprobe)
+
+### NVIDIA persistenced
+
+- nvidia-persistenced
+  * [https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-nvidia-persistenced](https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-nvidia-persistenced)
+
+### NVIDIA plugin
+
+- _dnf-plugin-nvidia_ & _yum-plugin-nvidia_
+  * [https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-nvidia-plugin](https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-nvidia-plugin)
+
+### NVIDIA settings
+
+- nvidia-settings
+  * [https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-nvidia-settings](https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-nvidia-settings)
+
+### NVIDIA xconfig
+
+- nvidia-xconfig
+  * [https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-nvidia-xconfig](https://github.com/NVIDIA/yum-packaging-nvidia-xconfig)
+
+
+## Contributing
+
+See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md)