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| author | Stan Seibert <stan@mtrr.org> | 2013-03-12 17:30:10 -0400 |
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| committer | tlatorre <tlatorre@uchicago.edu> | 2021-05-09 08:42:39 -0700 |
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diff --git a/doc/source/install/ubuntu.rst b/doc/source/install/ubuntu.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ffd7260 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/source/install/ubuntu.rst @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +Ubuntu Installation +=================== + +Step 1: ``apt-get`` packages with Ubuntu package manager +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +We need to install several system packages:: + + sudo apt-get install python-pygame python-matplotlib python-virtualenv \ + build-essential xorg-dev python-dev libglu1-mesa-dev freeglut3-dev \ + uuid-dev liblapack-dev mercurial git subversion libatlas-base-dev \ + libbz2-dev + +Step 2: CUDA Toolkit and Driver +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +CUDA requires the use of the official NVIDIA graphics driver, rather than the +open source Nouveau driver that is included with Ubuntu. The NVIDIA driver +can be installed by going to the `CUDA Downloads <https://developer.nvidia.com +/cuda-downloads>`_ and downloading the package corresponding to your Ubuntu +version. This single package includes a current NVIDIA driver, the CUDA +compiler toolkit, and sample programs. + +.. note:: Although NVIDIA only lists support up to Ubuntu 11.10 in CUDA 5, we have found the package to also work with Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. + +To install the NVIDIA drivers, you will need to switch to a text console (Ctrl-Alt-F1) and shut down the X server:: + + # This next will kill everything running on your graphical desktop! + + # On Ubuntu 12.04: sudo service lightdm stop + sudo service gdm stop + + chmod +x cuda_5.0.35_linux_64_ubuntu11.10-1.run + sudo ./cuda_5.0.35_linux_64_ubuntu11.10-1.run + # Accept the license and pick the defaults + + # On Ubuntu 12.04: sudo service lightdm start + sudo service gdm start + +Once installed, you can ensure the CUDA compiler and libraries are in your path by adding the following lines to your bash login script (usually $HOME/.bashrc):: + + export PATH=/usr/local/cuda/bin:$PATH + export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/cuda/lib64/:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH + +.. warning:: Non-bash shells will need to be adjusted appropriately. If you are using a 32-bit distribution, then lib64/ should be changed to lib/. + +Step 3: Continue to Common Installation +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +The rest of the installation process is described in :ref:`common-install`.
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