nvidia-smi If missing or too old, install via distro package or NVIDIA’s runfile.
Run device query:
export PATH=/usr/local/cuda-12.6/bin:$PATH export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/cuda-12.6/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH export CUDA_HOME=/usr/local/cuda-12.6 Then: nvidia cuda toolkit 12.6
EOF nvcc test.cu -o test ./test
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa sudo apt update sudo apt install nvidia-driver-550 sudo reboot From NVIDIA CUDA Archive : nvidia-smi If missing or too old, install via
Compile and run a test:
Choose: Linux → x86_64 → your distro → runfile (local) : nvidia-smi If missing or too old
Check current driver: