No Cuda in Ubuntu 12.04?

Question

Is there no solution for CUDA for Ubuntu 12.04? Blender uses it under windows, but Ubuntu can't handle it.

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered May 16 '12 at 21:11

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CUDA is indeed not in the Software Center. Try downloading it from http://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads.

answered May 16 '12 at 21:11

Agmenor

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score 3 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 15 '12 at 15:13

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After struggling quite a lot with the same issue, I found out that I simply had to download Blender from blender.org, untar it, launch and voila. CUDA works without having to install anything else that the restricted nvidia driver.

Simply, do not install blender from repositories!

edited Oct 15 '12 at 15:13

penreturns

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answered Oct 15 '12 at 15:10

Claudio Castelli

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Thats absolutely true. CUDA Installation is NOT needed. (But in the first try I installed CUDA too - later I just did not and worked as well.) But I am wondering why Blender does not have the CUDA Support enabled by default? Why do I always have to download Blender from the webpage just to be able to enable CUDA????? – Peterling Apr 19 '13 at 15:49

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 29 '12 at 08:40

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There is a CUDA solution. Check this guide out -

http://sn0v.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/installing-cuda-on-ubuntu-12-04/

answered May 29 '12 at 08:40

sn0v

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No Cuda in Ubuntu 12.04?

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