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    How to install nvidia drivers + nvidia cuda on new vms

https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-11-7-1-download-archive?target_os=Linux&target_arch=x86_64&Distribution=Ubuntu&target_version=22.04&target_type=runfile_local
1. Download runfile:

from the command line, run:
wget https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/11.7.1/local_installers/cuda_11.7.1_515.65.01_linux.run

2. Install runfile from command line:

from the command line, run:
sudo sh cuda_11.7.1_515.65.01_linux.run

3. Add cuda to path:

Add the following to the .profile or .bashrc file (nano ~/.profile)
export PATH=/usr/local/cuda-11.7/bin:$PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/cuda-11.7/lib64

4. Test

1. Check the driver is properly installed

Run
nvidia-smi

You should get output like this:

2. Check cuda is installed

Run
nvcc -V