Intel NPU Driver v1.30.0

👉 The instruction on how to download the model from linux-npu-driver/validation/models

Verified with the following configuration

Platform	System	Kernel	Firmware
Meteor Lake	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS	6.14.0-37-generic	20260219*MTL_CLIENT_SILICON-NVR+NN-deployment*f693e2c0dc3ce525f34822f263cc12192ff0722f*f693e2c0dc3ce525f34822f263cc12192ff0722f*f693e2c0dc3
Arrow Lake	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS	6.14.0-37-generic	20260219*MTL_CLIENT_SILICON-NVR+NN-deployment*f693e2c0dc3ce525f34822f263cc12192ff0722f*f693e2c0dc3ce525f34822f263cc12192ff0722f*f693e2c0dc3
Lunar Lake	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS	6.14.0-37-generic	Feb 19 2026*NPU40xx*build/ci/npu-fw-ci-ci_branch_UD202608_npu_release_26ww05-20260206_112046-32016-7-gf693e2c0dc3*f693e2c0dc3ce525f34822f263cc12192ff0722f
Panther Lake	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS	6.14.0-37-generic	Feb 19 2026*NPU50xx*build/ci/npu-fw-ci-ci_branch_UD202608_npu_release_26ww05-20260206_112046-32016-7-gf693e2c0dc3*f693e2c0dc3ce525f34822f263cc12192ff0722f

Common:

Component	Version
Level Zero	v1.26.3
OpenVINO	2026.0
NPU Compiler	npu_ud_2026_08_rc2 built using OpenVINO_rev.4922c49
GPU Driver	25.35.35096.9

Installation procedure

1. Remove old packages

sudo dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq intel-driver-compiler-npu intel-fw-npu intel-level-zero-npu intel-level-zero-npu-dbgsym

2. Download all *.deb package

wget https://github.com/intel/linux-npu-driver/releases/download/v1.30.0/linux-npu-driver-v1.30.0.20260311-22963593310-ubuntu2404.tar.gz
tar -xf linux-npu-driver-v1.30.0.20260311-22963593310-ubuntu2404.tar.gz

3. Install libtbb12 which is a dependency for intel-driver-compiler-npu

sudo apt update
sudo apt install libtbb12

4. Install all packages

sudo dpkg -i *.deb

5. Install libze1 package

wget https://snapshot.ppa.launchpadcontent.net/kobuk-team/intel-graphics/ubuntu/20260205T100000Z/pool/main/l/level-zero-loader/libze1_1.26.2-1~24.04~ppa1_amd64.deb
sudo dpkg -i libze1_*.deb

⚠️ In case of conflict or error in libze1 installation, remove previously installed Level Zero version:

sudo dpkg --purge --force-remove-reinstreq level-zero level-zero-devel

6. Optional add your user to render group

sudo gpasswd -a ${USER} render
newgrp render

7. Optional reboot

sudo reboot
# if everything works, we should see /dev/accel/accel0 device
ls /dev/accel/accel0
/dev/accel/accel0
# to receive intel_vpu state
sudo dmesg

GPG sign and verify deb packages

Signing data with a GPG key allows the recipient of the data to check whether any modifications have occurred after the data was signed.

Since release 1.22.0, each Debian package file (.deb file) has been signed with a GPG key, and the signature is included in the archive.

The Public Key has been uploaded to https://keys.openpgp.org/search?q=EA267657A608300C296B8F8AD52C9665A4077678

To verify the signature:

# Download and import the Public Key
curl https://keys.openpgp.org/vks/v1/by-fingerprint/EA267657A608300C296B8F8AD52C9665A4077678 | gpg --import

# Download the driver package
wget https://github.com/intel/linux-npu-driver/releases/download/v1.30.0/linux-npu-driver-v1.30.0.20260311-22963593310-ubuntu2404.tar.gz
tar -xf linux-npu-driver-v1.30.0.20260311-22963593310-ubuntu2404.tar.gz

# Verify signatures
for PACKAGE in *deb.asc; do gpg --verify $PACKAGE; done

Driver Overview

[!IMPORTANT]
For more information check README.md