Step-by-step – CUDA 11 Installation in MX Linux 19

Installing

2. 2. Pre-Installation Testing

   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. 3. Installing Kernel Headers

   Next Install MX’s Kernel Headers
   First, update your System with:

   sudo apt upgrade

   And then run:

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

   Authenticate with the User Admin Pass.
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.

4. 4. Setting Up Backports

   How to Install Backports Repository on Debian GNU/Linux

   Backports Debian Buster Setup Guide

   GNU/Linux Debian Buster Backports Installation Guide

   Follow instructions to Enable the ‘contrib‘ and ‘non-free‘ Sources.

5. 5. Installing CUDA 11

   Finally, Install CUDA 11 Toolkit in MX Linux 19
   Currently, simply play:

   sudo apt install -t buster-backports nvidia-cuda-toolkit

   Again to search for others related Packages use:

   sudo apt search nvidia-cuda