I remember setting up cuda 9.0 was quite challenging for me and I expected 10.0 to be no different However, to my surprise the installation was rather easy
Download CUDA 10.0, I chose the following options:
| Option | Value |
|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Distribution | Ubuntu |
| Version | 18.04 |
| Installer Type | runfile(local) |
This CUDA installation link will populate these options for you.
Before starting the installation, I checked my cuda version (mine was cuda 9.0)
nvcc --version
Switch to run level 3, I've had issues in the past where upgrading video drivers failed because X was running
sudo init 3
Install cuda 10 by running and following the command-line prompts (I chose not to link cuda 10.0 to /usr/local/cuda because I prefer to keep multiple cuda versions that live in their own directories e.g. /usr/local/cuda-9.0 but if you just want one you can let installer link new cuda version to /usr/local/cuda)
sudo sh cuda_10.0.130_410.48_linux.run
And Done, thats it. Well almost, we also need to add it to the path I updated mine using
vi ~/.bashrc
And updating cuda version
export PATH=/usr/local/cuda-10.0/bin:$PATH export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/cuda-10.0/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
Done, now just source the bashrc file again to load the changes
source ~/.bashrc
check cuda version
nvcc --version