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    ### Download the Driver

    The latest driver for NVIDIA products can always be fetched from [NVIDIA's official website](http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx). It is not necessary to select all terms carefully. The driver provided for the same Product Series and Operating System is generally the same. For example, in order to find a driver for a GTX TITAN X graphics card, selecting GeForce 900 Series in Product Series and Linux 64-bit in Operating System is enough.
    The latest NVIDIA driver for Linux OS can be fetched from [NVIDIA's official website](http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html).
    The first one in the list, i.e. Latest Long Lived Branch version for Linux x86_64/AMD64/EM64T, is suitable for most case.

    If you want to down load the driver directly in a Linux shell, the script below would be useful.
    ```
    cd ~
    wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/367.57/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-367.57.run
    wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/384.69/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.69.run
    ```

    Detailed installation instruction can be found in the download page via a [README](http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/367.57/README/index.html) hyperlink in the ADDITIONAL INFORMATION tab. I have also summarized key steps below.
    Detailed installation instruction can be found in the download page via a [README](http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/384.69/README/index.html) hyperlink in the ADDITIONAL INFORMATION tab. I have also summarized key steps below.

    ### Install Dependencies

    Software required for the runfile are officially listed [here](http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/367.57/README/minimumrequirements.html). But this page seems to be stale and not easy to follow.
    Software required for the runfile are officially listed [here](http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/384.69/README/minimumrequirements.html). But this page seems to be stale and not easy to follow.

    For Ubuntu, installing the following dependencies is enough.

    1. `build-essential` -- For building the driver
    2. `gcc-multilib` -- For providing 32-bit support
    2. (Optional) `gcc-multilib` -- For providing 32-bit support
    3. `dkms` -- For providing dkms support
    4. (Optional) `xorg` and `xorg-dev`. On a workstation with GUI, this is require but usually have already been installed, because you have already got the graphic display. On headless servers without GUI, this is not a must.

    @@ -111,8 +112,8 @@ After above batch of preparition, we can eventually start excuting the runfile.

    ```
    cd ~
    chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-367.57.run
    sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-367.57.run --dkms -s
    chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.69.run
    sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-384.69.run --dkms -s
    ```

    Note:
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    For ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS, the latest version is 352. To install the driver, excute `sudo apt-get nvidia-352 nvidia-modprobe`, and then reboot the machine.

    For ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS, the latest version is 361. To install the driver, excute `sudo apt-get nvidia-361 nvidia-modprobe`, and then reboot the machine.
    For ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS, the latest version is 375. To install the driver, excute `sudo apt-get nvidia-375 nvidia-modprobe`, and then reboot the machine.

    The `nvidia-modprobe` utility is used to load NVIDIA kernel modules and create NVIDIA character device files automatically everytime your machine boots up.

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    Required packages for CentOS are `epel-release dkms libstdc++.i686`. Execute `yum install epel-release dkms libstdc++.i686`.

    Required packages for Fedora are `dkms libstdc++.i686`. Execute `dnf install dkms libstdc++.i686`.
    Required packages for Fedora are `dkms libstdc++.i686 kernel-devel`. Execute `dnf install dkms libstdc++.i686 kernel-devel`.


    ### Creat Blacklist for Nouveau Driver
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    ```
    Note: It is also possible for the NVIDIA installation runfile to creat this blacklist file automatically. Excute the runfile and follow instructions when an error realted Nouveau appears.

    Note: It seems this step be not required for driver version 367.57.

    Then,

    1. for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, reboot the computer;
    @@ -107,8 +105,6 @@ After the computer is rebooted. We need to stop the desktop manager before excut
    1. For Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04, excuting `sudo service lightdm stop` (or use `gdm` or `kdm` instead of `lightdm`)
    2. For Ubuntu 16.04 / Fedora / CentOS, excuting `sudo systemctl stop lightdm` (or use `gdm` or `kdm` instead of `lightdm`)

    Note: It seems this step be not required for driver version 367.57.

    ### Excuting the Runfile

    After above batch of preparition, we can eventually start excuting the runfile. So this is why I, from the very begining, recommend new users to install the driver via `apt-get`.
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    In this article, I will share some of my experience on installing the NVIDIA driver and CUDA. I will mainly use Ubuntu as example. Comments for CentOS/Fedora are also provided as much as I can.
    In this article, I will share some of my experience on installing NVIDIA driver and CUDA on Linux OS. Here I mainly use Ubuntu as example. Comments for CentOS/Fedora are also provided as much as I can.

    ## Table of Contents
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via apt-get](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-apt-get)
    @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ It is recommended for new users to install the driver via this way because it is

    1. The driver included in official Ubuntu repository is usually not the latest.
    2. There would be some naming conflicts when other repositories (e.g. ones from CUDA) are added to the system.
    3. One has to reinstall the driver when Linux kernel are updated.
    3. One has to reinstall the driver after Linux kernel are updated.

    ## Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via runfile

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    The latest driver for NVIDIA products can always be fetched from [NVIDIA's official website](http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx). It is not necessary to select all terms carefully. The driver provided for the same Product Series and Operating System is generally the same. For example, in order to find a driver for a GTX TITAN X graphics card, selecting GeForce 900 Series in Product Series and Linux 64-bit in Operating System is enough.

    Scripts for this part
    If you want to down load the driver directly in a Linux shell, the script below would be useful.
    ```
    cd ~
    wget http://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/367.44/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-367.44.run
    wget http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/367.57/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-367.57.run
    ```

    Detailed installation instruction can be found in the download page via a [README](http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/367.44/README/index.html) hyperlink. I have also summarized key steps below.
    Detailed installation instruction can be found in the download page via a [README](http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/367.57/README/index.html) hyperlink in the ADDITIONAL INFORMATION tab. I have also summarized key steps below.

    ### Install Dependencies

    Software required for the runfile are officially listed [here](http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/367.44/README/minimumrequirements.html). But this page seems to be stale and not easy to follow.
    Software required for the runfile are officially listed [here](http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/367.57/README/minimumrequirements.html). But this page seems to be stale and not easy to follow.

    For Ubuntu, installing the following dependencies is enough.

    1. `build-essential` -- For building the driver
    2. `gcc-multilib` -- For providing 32-bit support
    3. `dkms` -- For providing dkms support
    4. (Optional) `xorg` and `xorg-dev`. On a workstation with GUI, this is require but usually have already been installed. Otherwise how do you get the graphic display? On headless servers without GUI, this is not a must.
    4. (Optional) `xorg` and `xorg-dev`. On a workstation with GUI, this is require but usually have already been installed, because you have already got the graphic display. On headless servers without GUI, this is not a must.

    As a summary, excuting `sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc-multilib dkms` to install all dependencies.

    @@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ options nouveau modeset=0
    ```
    Note: It is also possible for the NVIDIA installation runfile to creat this blacklist file automatically. Excute the runfile and follow instructions when an error realted Nouveau appears.

    Note: It seems this step be not required for driver version 367.57.

    Then,

    1. for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, reboot the computer;
    @@ -105,22 +107,24 @@ After the computer is rebooted. We need to stop the desktop manager before excut
    1. For Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04, excuting `sudo service lightdm stop` (or use `gdm` or `kdm` instead of `lightdm`)
    2. For Ubuntu 16.04 / Fedora / CentOS, excuting `sudo systemctl stop lightdm` (or use `gdm` or `kdm` instead of `lightdm`)

    Note: It seems this step be not required for driver version 367.57.

    ### Excuting the Runfile

    After above batch of preparition, we can eventually start excuting the runfile. So this is why I, from the very begining, recommend new users to install the driver via `apt-get`.

    ```
    cd ~
    chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-367.44.run
    sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-367.44.run --dkms -s
    chmod +x NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-367.57.run
    sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-367.57.run --dkms -s
    ```

    Note:

    1. option `--dkms` is used for register dkms module into the kernel so that update of the kernel will not require a reinstallation of the driver. This option should be turned on by default.
    2. option `-s` is used for silent installation which should used for batch installation. For installation on a single computer, this option should be turned off for more installtion information.
    3. option `--no-opengl-files` can also be added if non-NVIDIA (AMD or Intel) graphics are used for display while NVIDIA graphics are used for display.
    4. The installer may prompt warning on a system without X.Org installed. It is safe to ignore that.
    4. The installer may prompt warning on a system without X.Org installed. It is safe to ignore that based on my experience.
    ```
    WARNING: nvidia-installer was forced to guess the X library path '/usr/lib' and X module path '/usr/lib/xorg/modules'; these paths were not queryable from the system. If X fails to find the NVIDIA X driver module, please install the `pkg-config` utility and the X.Org SDK/development package for your distribution and reinstall the driver.
    ```
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    ## Table of Contents
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via apt-get](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-apt-get)
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via runfile](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-runfile)
    * [Remove Previous Installations](#remove-previous-installations)
    * [Remove Previous Installations (Important)](#remove-previous-installations--important-)
    * [Download the Driver](#download-the-driver)
    * [Install Dependencies](#install-dependencies)
    * [Creat Blacklist for Nouveau Driver](#creat-blacklist-for-nouveau-driver)
    @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ It is recommended for new users to install the driver via this way because it is

    For advanced user who wants to get the latest version of the driver, get rid of the reinstallation issue caused bby dkms, or using Linux distributions that do not have nvidia drivers provided in the repositories, installing from runfile is recommended.

    ### Remove Previous Installations
    ### Remove Previous Installations (Important)

    One might have installed the driver via `apt-get`. So before reinstall the driver from runfile, uninstalling previous installations is required. Executing the following scripts carefully one by one.

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    ## Install cuDNN

    The recommended way for installing cuDNN is to first copy the `tgz` file to `/usr/local` and then extract it, and then remove the `tgz` file if necessary. This method will preserve symbolic links.
    The recommended way for installing cuDNN is to first copy the `tgz` file to `/usr/local` and then extract it, and then remove the `tgz` file if necessary. This method will preserve symbolic links.
    At last, execute `sudo ldconfig` to update the shared library cache.
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    * [Common Errors and Solutions](#common-errors-and-solutions)
    * [Additional Notes](#additional-notes)
    - [Install CUDA](#install-cuda)
    - [Install cnDNN](#install-cndnn)
    - [Install cuDNN](#install-cudnn)

    <small><i><a href='http://ecotrust-canada.github.io/markdown-toc/'>Table of contents generated with markdown-toc</a></i></small>

    @@ -176,6 +176,6 @@ sudo ldconfig

    It is also recommended for Ubuntu users to append string `/usr/local/cuda/bin` to system file `/etc/environments` so that `nvcc` will be included in `$PATH`. This will take effect after reboot.

    ## Install cnDNN
    ## Install cuDNN

    The recommended way for installing cuDNN is to first copy the `tgz` file to `/usr/local` and then extract it, and then remove the `tgz` file if necessary. This method will preserve symbolic links.
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    In this article, I will share some of my experience on installing the NVIDIA driver and CUDA. I will mainly use Ubuntu as example. Comments for CentOS/Fedora are also provided as much as I can.

    ## Table of Contents
    - [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via apt-get](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-apt-get)
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via runfile](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-runfile)
    * [Remove Previous Installations](#remove-previous-installations)
    * [Download the Driver](#download-the-driver)
    * [Install Dependencies](#install-dependencies)
    * [Creat Blacklist for Nouveau Driver](#creat-blacklist-for-nouveau-driver)
    * [Stop lightdm/gdm/kdm](#stop-lightdm-gdm-kdm)
    * [Excuting the runfile](#excuting-the-runfile)
    * [Excuting the Runfile](#excuting-the-runfile)
    * [Check the Installation](#check-the-installation)
    * [Common Errors and Solutions](#common-errors-and-solutions)
    * [Additional Notes](#additional-notes)
    @@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ In this article, I will share some of my experience on installing the NVIDIA dri

    <small><i><a href='http://ecotrust-canada.github.io/markdown-toc/'>Table of contents generated with markdown-toc</a></i></small>


    ## Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via apt-get

    In Ubuntu systems, drivers for NVIDIA Graphics Cards are already provided in the official repository. Installation is as simple as one command.
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    sudo ldconfig
    ```

    It is also recommended for Ubuntu users to append string `/usr/local/cuda/bin` to system file `/etc/environments` so that `nvcc` will be included in `$PATH`. This will take effect after reboot.

    ## Install cnDNN

    The recommended way for installing cuDNN is to first copy the `tgz` file to `/usr/local` and then extract it, and then remove the `tgz` file if necessary. This method will preserve symbolic links.
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    ### Excuting the Runfile

    After above batch of preparition, we can eventually start excuting the runfile. So this is why, I, from the very begining, recommend new users to install the driver via `apt-get`.
    After above batch of preparition, we can eventually start excuting the runfile. So this is why I, from the very begining, recommend new users to install the driver via `apt-get`.

    ```
    cd ~
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    Scripts for installing CUDA Toolkit are summarized below.

    ```
    cd ~
    wget http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/7.5/Prod/local_installers/cuda_7.5.18_linux.run
    chmod +x cuda_7.5.18_linux.run
    ./cuda_7.5.18_linux.run --extract=$HOME
    sudo ./cuda-linux64-rel-7.5.18-19867135.run
    ```

    After the installation finishes, configure runtime library.
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    Scripts for installing CUDA Toolkit are summarized below.

    ```
    cd ~
    wget http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/7.5/Prod/local_installers/cuda_7.5.18_linux.run
    chmod +x cuda_7.5.18_linux.run
    ./cuda_7.5.18_linux.run --extract=`~`
    sudo ./cuda-linux64-rel-7.5.18-19867135.run
    ```

    After the installation finishes, configure runtime library.
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    cd ~
    wget http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/7.5/Prod/local_installers/cuda_7.5.18_linux.run
    chmod +x cuda_7.5.18_linux.run
    ./cuda_7.5.18_linux.run --extract=/home/$USER
    ./cuda_7.5.18_linux.run --extract=`~`
    sudo ./cuda-linux64-rel-7.5.18-19867135.run
    ```

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    Installing CUDA from runfile is much simpler and smoother than installing the NVIDIA driver. It just involves copying files to system directories and has nothing to do with the system kernel or online compilation. Removing CUDA is simply removing the installation directory. So I personally does not recommend adding NVIDIA's repositories and install CUDA via `apt-get` or other package managers as it will not reduce the complexity of installation or uninstallation but increase the risk of messing up the configurations for repositories.

    The CUDA runfile installer can be downloaded from [NVIDIA's websie](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads). But what you download is a package the following three components:

    1. an NVIDIA driver installer, but usually of stale version;
    2. the actual CUDA installer;
    3. the CUDA samples installer;
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    As a summary, excuting `sudo apt-get install build-essential gcc-multilib dkms` to install all dependencies.

    Required packages for CentOS are `epel-release dkms libstdc++.i686`.
    Required packages for CentOS are `epel-release dkms libstdc++.i686`. Execute `yum install epel-release dkms libstdc++.i686`.

    Required packages for Fedora are `dkms libstdc++.i686`.
    Required packages for Fedora are `dkms libstdc++.i686`. Execute `dnf install dkms libstdc++.i686`.


    ### Creat Blacklist for Nouveau Driver
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    1. For Ubuntu 14.04 / 16.04, excuting `sudo service lightdm stop` (or use `gdm` or `kdm` instead of `lightdm`)
    2. For Ubuntu 16.04 / Fedora / CentOS, excuting `sudo systemctl stop lightdm` (or use `gdm` or `kdm` instead of `lightdm`)

    ### Excuting the runfile
    ### Excuting the Runfile

    After above batch of preparition, we can eventually start excuting the runfile. So this is why, I, from the very begining, recommend new users to install the driver via `apt-get`.

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    ### Common Errors and Solutions

    - `ERROR: Unable to load the 'nvidia-drm' kernel module.`
    * One probable reason is that the system is boot from UEFI but Secure Boot option is turned on in the BIOS setting. Turn it off and the problem will be solved.
    1. `ERROR: Unable to load the 'nvidia-drm' kernel module.`
    * One probable reason is that the system is boot from UEFI but Secure Boot option is turned on in the BIOS setting. Turn it off and the problem will be solved.

    ### Additional Notes

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    ### Common Errors and Solutions

    1. ERROR: Unable to load the 'nvidia-drm' kernel module.
    - One probable reason is that the system is boot from UEFI but Secure Boot option is turned on in the BIOS setting. Turn it off and the problem will be solved.
    - `ERROR: Unable to load the 'nvidia-drm' kernel module.`
    * One probable reason is that the system is boot from UEFI but Secure Boot option is turned on in the BIOS setting. Turn it off and the problem will be solved.

    ### Additional Notes

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    In this article, I will share some of my experience on installing the NVIDIA driver and CUDA. I will mainly use Ubuntu as example. Comments for CentOS/Fedora are also provided as much as I can.

    ## Table of Contents
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via `apt-get`](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-apt-get)
    - [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via apt-get](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-apt-get)
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via runfile](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-runfile)
    * [Remove Previous Installations](#remove-previous-installations)
    * [Download the Driver](#download-the-driver)
    * [Install Dependencies](#install-dependencies)
    * [Creat Blacklist for Nouveau Driver](#creat-blacklist-for-nouveau-driver)
    * [Stop `lightdm`/`gdm`/`kdm`](#stop-lightdm-gdm-kdm)
    * [Stop lightdm/gdm/kdm](#stop-lightdm-gdm-kdm)
    * [Excuting the runfile](#excuting-the-runfile)
    * [Check the Installation](#check-the-installation)
    * [Common Errors and Solutions](#common-errors-and-solutions)
    * [Additional Notes](#additional-notes)
    - [Install CUDA](#install-cuda)
    - [Install cnDNN](#install-cndnn)

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    ## Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via apt-get

    In Ubuntu systems, drivers for NVIDIA Graphics Cards are already provided in the official repository. Installation is as simple as one command.
    @@ -128,8 +133,8 @@ After a succesful installation, `nvidia-smi` command will report all your CUDA-c

    ### Common Errors and Solutions

    - ERROR: Unable to load the 'nvidia-drm' kernel module.
    * One probable reason is that the system is boot from UEFI but Secure Boot option is turned on in the BIOS setting. Turn it off and the problem will be solved.
    1. ERROR: Unable to load the 'nvidia-drm' kernel module.
    - One probable reason is that the system is boot from UEFI but Secure Boot option is turned on in the BIOS setting. Turn it off and the problem will be solved.

    ### Additional Notes

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    After a succesful installation, `nvidia-smi` command will report all your CUDA-capable devices in the system.

    ### Common Errors and Solutions
    1. ERROR: Unable to load the 'nvidia-drm' kernel module.
    One probable reason is that the system is boot from UEFI but Secure Boot option is turned on in the BIOS setting. Turn it off and the problem will be solved.

    - ERROR: Unable to load the 'nvidia-drm' kernel module.
    * One probable reason is that the system is boot from UEFI but Secure Boot option is turned on in the BIOS setting. Turn it off and the problem will be solved.

    ### Additional Notes

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    After a succesful installation, `nvidia-smi` command will report all your CUDA-capable devices in the system.

    ### Common Errors and Solutions
    1. ERROR: Unable to load the 'nvidia-drm' kernel module.
    One probable reason is that the system is boot from UEFI but Secure Boot option is turned on in the BIOS setting. Turn it off and the problem will be solved.

    ### Additional Notes

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    In this article, I will share some of my experience on installing the NVIDIA driver and CUDA. I will mainly use Ubuntu as example. Comments for CentOS/Fedora are also provided as much as I can.

    ## Table of Contents
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via `apt-get`](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-apt-get-)
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via `apt-get`](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-apt-get)
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via runfile](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-runfile)
    * [Remove Previous Installations](#remove-previous-installations)
    * [Download the Driver](#download-the-driver)
    * [Install Dependencies](#install-dependencies)
    * [Creat Blacklist for Nouveau Driver](#creat-blacklist-for-nouveau-driver)
    * [Stop `lightdm`/`gdm`/`kdm`](#stop--lightdm---gdm---kdm-)
    * [Stop `lightdm`/`gdm`/`kdm`](#stop-lightdm-gdm-kdm)
    * [Excuting the runfile](#excuting-the-runfile)
    * [Check the Installation](#check-the-installation)
    * [Additional Notes](#additional-notes)
    @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ Then,
    2. for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, excute `sudo update-initramfs -u` and reboot the computer;
    3. for CentOS/Fedora, excute `sudo dracut --force` and reboot the computer.

    ### Stop `lightdm`/`gdm`/`kdm`
    ### Stop lightdm/gdm/kdm

    After the computer is rebooted. We need to stop the desktop manager before excuting the runfile to install the driver. `lightdm` is the default desktop manager in Ubuntu. If GNOME or KDE desktop environment is used, installed desktop manager will then be `gdm` or `kdm`.

    @@ -117,11 +117,17 @@ Note:
    1. option `--dkms` is used for register dkms module into the kernel so that update of the kernel will not require a reinstallation of the driver. This option should be turned on by default.
    2. option `-s` is used for silent installation which should used for batch installation. For installation on a single computer, this option should be turned off for more installtion information.
    3. option `--no-opengl-files` can also be added if non-NVIDIA (AMD or Intel) graphics are used for display while NVIDIA graphics are used for display.
    4. The installer may prompt warning on a system without X.Org installed. It is safe to ignore that.
    ```
    WARNING: nvidia-installer was forced to guess the X library path '/usr/lib' and X module path '/usr/lib/xorg/modules'; these paths were not queryable from the system. If X fails to find the NVIDIA X driver module, please install the `pkg-config` utility and the X.Org SDK/development package for your distribution and reinstall the driver.
    ```

    ### Check the Installation

    After a succesful installation, `nvidia-smi` command will report all your CUDA-capable devices in the system.

    ### Common Errors and Solutions

    ### Additional Notes

    `nvidia-smi -pm 1` can enable the persistent mode, which will save some time from loading the driver. It will have significant effect on machines with more than 4 GPUs.
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    - [Install CUDA](#install-cuda)
    - [Install cnDNN](#install-cndnn)

    ## Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via `apt-get`
    ## Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via apt-get

    In Ubuntu systems, drivers for NVIDIA Graphics Cards are already provided in the official repository. Installation is as simple as one command.

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    In this article, I will share some of my experience on installing the NVIDIA driver and CUDA. I will mainly use Ubuntu as example. Comments for CentOS/Fedora are also provided as much as I can.

    ## Table of Contents
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via `apt-get`](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-`apt-get`-)
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via `apt-get`](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-apt-get-)
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via runfile](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-runfile)
    * [Remove Previous Installations](#remove-previous-installations)
    * [Download the Driver](#download-the-driver)
    @@ -14,12 +14,6 @@ In this article, I will share some of my experience on installing the NVIDIA dri
    - [Install CUDA](#install-cuda)
    - [Install cnDNN](#install-cndnn)

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    ## Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via `apt-get`

    In Ubuntu systems, drivers for NVIDIA Graphics Cards are already provided in the official repository. Installation is as simple as one command.
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    In this article, I will share some of my experience on installing the NVIDIA driver and CUDA. I will mainly use Ubuntu as example. Comments for CentOS/Fedora are also provided as much as I can.

    ## Table of Contents
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via `apt-get`](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via--apt-get-)
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via `apt-get`](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-`apt-get`-)
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via runfile](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-runfile)
    * [Remove Previous Installations](#remove-previous-installations)
    * [Download the Driver](#download-the-driver)
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    In this article, I will share some of my experience on installing the NVIDIA driver and CUDA. I will mainly use Ubuntu as example. Comments for CentOS/Fedora are also provided as much as I can.

    ## Table of Contents
    1. [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via `apt-get`](#driverapt)
    2. [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via runfile](#driverrun)
    3. [Install CUDA](#cudarun)
    4. [Install cnDNN](#cudnn)
    5.
    - [Table of Contents](#table-of-contents)
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via `apt-get` <a name="driverapt"></a>](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via--apt-get---a-name--driverapt----a-)
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via runfile <a name="driverrun"></a>](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-runfile--a-name--driverrun----a-)
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via `apt-get`](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via--apt-get-)
    - [Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via runfile](#install-nvidia-graphics-driver-via-runfile)
    * [Remove Previous Installations](#remove-previous-installations)
    * [Download the Driver](#download-the-driver)
    * [Install Dependencies](#install-dependencies)
    @@ -17,13 +11,16 @@ In this article, I will share some of my experience on installing the NVIDIA dri
    * [Excuting the runfile](#excuting-the-runfile)
    * [Check the Installation](#check-the-installation)
    * [Additional Notes](#additional-notes)
    - [Install CUDA <a name="cudarun"></a>](#install-cuda--a-name--cudarun----a-)
    - [Install cnDNN <a name="cudnn"></a>](#install-cndnn--a-name--cudnn----a-)
    - [Install CUDA](#install-cuda)
    - [Install cnDNN](#install-cndnn)

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    ## Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via `apt-get` <a name="driverapt"></a>
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    In Ubuntu systems, drivers for NVIDIA Graphics Cards are already provided in the official repository. Installation is as simple as one command.

    @@ -39,7 +36,7 @@ It is recommended for new users to install the driver via this way because it is
    2. There would be some naming conflicts when other repositories (e.g. ones from CUDA) are added to the system.
    3. One has to reinstall the driver when Linux kernel are updated.

    ## Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via runfile <a name="driverrun"></a>
    ## Install NVIDIA Graphics Driver via runfile

    For advanced user who wants to get the latest version of the driver, get rid of the reinstallation issue caused bby dkms, or using Linux distributions that do not have nvidia drivers provided in the repositories, installing from runfile is recommended.

    @@ -143,7 +140,7 @@ After a succesful installation, `nvidia-smi` command will report all your CUDA-c

    These commands can be added to `/etc/rc.local` for excuting at system boot.

    ## Install CUDA <a name="cudarun"></a>
    ## Install CUDA

    Installing CUDA from runfile is much simpler and smoother than installing the NVIDIA driver. It just involves copying files to system directories and has nothing to do with the system kernel or online compilation. Removing CUDA is simply removing the installation directory. So I personally does not recommend adding NVIDIA's repositories and install CUDA via `apt-get` or other package managers as it will not reduce the complexity of installation or uninstallation but increase the risk of messing up the configurations for repositories.

    @@ -170,6 +167,6 @@ sudo bash -c "echo /usr/local/cuda/lib64/ > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/cuda.conf"
    sudo ldconfig
    ```

    ## Install cnDNN <a name="cudnn"></a>
    ## Install cnDNN

    The recommended way for installing cuDNN is to first copy the `tgz` file to `/usr/local` and then extract it, and then remove the `tgz` file if necessary. This method will preserve symbolic links.