# Setting up NVIDIA Omniverse Isaac Sim on Ubuntu 22.04 / 20.04

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**2024-07-20 Update:**

Omniverse Isaac Sim is deprecated. Please refer to NVIDIA Isaac Lab note: [Getting Started with NVIDIA Isaac Lab on Ubuntu 22.04 / 24.04](/notes/ml-rl/setting-up-nvidia-tools/getting-started-with-nvidia-isaac-lab-on-ubuntu-22.04-24.04.md)
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## System Overview

NVIDIA RTX 2080

Ubuntu 22.04 with [standard install](https://notes.tk233.xyz/tools/ubuntu-22.04-standard-installation-procedure)

## Prerequisite: NVIDIA Driver

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[Setting up NVIDIA Driver on Ubuntu 24.04 / 22.04](/notes/ml-rl/setting-up-nvidia-tools/setting-up-nvidia-driver-on-ubuntu-24.04-22.04.md)
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## Install Omniverse

Download Omniverse from [here](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/omniverse/download/).

After download, grant the executable right to the .AppImage file.

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The installation program requires FUSE to run.

Install FUSE with apt:

```bash
sudo apt install libfuse2
```

Create the file structures in the installation directory:

```bash
mkdir -p ~/Documents/Omniverse/pkg
mkdir -p ~/Documents/Omniverse/data
mkdir -p ~/Documents/Omniverse/contents
mkdir -p ~/Documents/Omniverse/cache
```

Launch the application by either double-clicking it or via the terminal.

Set up the directories in the launcher. Here's an example setup:

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## Install Isaac Sim

Search for "Isaac Sim" in the EXCHANGE tab and click INSTALL button.

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