install cuda on ubuntu

• Install repository meta-data

  Note: When using a proxy server with aptitude, ensure thatwget is set up to use the same proxy settings before installing the cuda-repo package.

  $ sudo dpkg -i cuda-repo-<distro>_<version>_<architecture>.deb sudo dpkg -i cuda-repo-<distro>_<version>_<architecture>.deb

 

• Update the Apt repository cache

  $ sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get update

• Install CUDA

  $ sudo apt-get install cuda sudo apt-get install cuda

  
  Read more at: http://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-getting-started-guide-for-linux/index.html#ixzz3rHjRa1VD
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updated on 11, Oct

http://www.pradeepadiga.me/blog/2017/03/22/installing-cuda-toolkit-8-0-on-ubuntu-16-04/

 

update on 1.11. 2018

 

for the specific name, go to the corresponding directory.

 

update on 08.10.2019

for specific version, please type the following command and press tab to choose the version you like.

sudo apt-get install cuda-

 

update on 28.11.2019

after install cuda-9.0, running 'nvidia-smi' leads to 

"NVIDIA-SMI has failed because it couldn't communicate with the NVIDIA driver. Make sure that the latest NVIDIA driver is installed and running."

Then install toolkit by

sudo apt install nvidia-cuda-toolkit