How to Install CUDA for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial 64-bit Step By Step

February 17, 2017 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Ubuntu 16.04 CUDA Toolkit Installation Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install latest NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial amd64 GNU/Linux Desktops.

And the Ubuntu 16.04 CUDA Install is a Parallel Computing Platform and Programming Model invented by NVIDIA.
It enables Dramatic Increases in Computing Performance by Harnessing the Power of the Graphics Processing Unit (GPU).

With CUDA Programming you can GPU Accelerating Apps by Incorporating C, C++ and Fortran Extensions of these Languages in the Form of a few Basic Keywords.

How to Install CUDA for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial 64-bit - Featured
  1. Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
    Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    How to Install CUDA for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial 64-bit - Open Terminal Shell Emulator
  2. Then Verify on CUDA Capable GPU.

    lspci | grep -i nvidia

    But if you do Not see any NVIDIA hardware on Output then first install:

    sudo update-pciids

    Then try Again…

  3. Next Install Ubuntu’s Kernel Headers.

    sudo apt install linux-headers-$(uname -r)

    If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

  4. See How Setup CUDA Ubuntu Repo Package

    CUDA Repository Setup
  5. Finally, Install CUDA Toolkit for Ubuntu.

    sudo apt -y install cuda
  6. Again Setup PATH Env Variable.
    This is necessary to Find the Binaries on System:

    echo 'export PATH=/usr/local/cuda-10.0/bin${PATH:+:${PATH}}' > $HOME/.bashrc

    Possibly Amend the 10.0 with the Actual Version…
    And Reload Configuration simply with:

    bash
  7. NVIDIA CUDA Programming Quick Start Guide

    CUDA Programming Quick Start
  8. So Now I’m truly Happy if My Guide could Help you to Install CUDA for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial!


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