Question

How to install GPU driver for a ubuntu 18 04 instance

Answer 1

After you create an instance with one or more GPUs, your system requires device drivers so that your applications can access the device.

To ensure a successful installation, your operating system must have the latest package updates.

1. Connect to the instance where you want to install the driver.

2. Select a driver repository for the CUDA Toolkit and add it to your instance.

   curl -O http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu1804/x86_64/cuda-repo-ubuntu1804_10.0.130-1_amd64.deb
   sudo dpkg -i cuda-repo-ubuntu1804_10.0.130-1_amd64.deb
   sudo apt-key adv --fetch-keys http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu1804/x86_64/7fa2af80.pub

3. Update the package lists.

   sudo apt-get update

4. Install CUDA, which includes the NVIDIA driver.

   sudo apt-get install cuda