How to Install NVIDIA Drivers and CUDA 13.1 on Ubuntu 24.04

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 If you're setting up a GPU server on Ubuntu 24.04, a clean and reliable installation process is important for long-term stability.

A new tutorial is now available covering the recommended method to install:

  • NVIDIA Drivers

  • CUDA 13.1

  • Docker GPU support with NVIDIA Container Toolkit

Instead of using the standalone .run installer, this guide follows NVIDIA’s recommended APT-based installation approach, which is much better for package management, dependency handling, updates, and version control.

What the tutorial covers

The tutorial includes step-by-step instructions for:

  • checking whether the NVIDIA GPU is detected

  • installing required kernel headers and base packages

  • adding NVIDIA’s official Ubuntu 24.04 repository

  • installing the NVIDIA driver

  • installing CUDA 13.1 runtime or full toolkit

  • configuring the CUDA path

  • verifying the installation using nvidia-smi and nvcc

  • enabling Docker GPU access with the NVIDIA Container Toolkit

Why this guide is useful

This setup is useful for:

  • AI training

  • inference workloads

  • CUDA development

  • rendering

  • production GPU infrastructure

The tutorial also highlights common mistakes to avoid, such as:

  • installing the rolling cuda package instead of a version-pinned release

  • mixing APT-based installs with older .run installs

  • adding unnecessary environment variables

  • skipping required reboots after installation

If you're deploying a GPU server and need a clean Ubuntu 24.04 + CUDA setup, this guide will help simplify the process.

Read the full tutorial here:  How to Install NVIDIA Drivers and CUDA on Ubuntu 24.04

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