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Linux Nvidia Drivers + CUDA + Miniconda Tutorial Guide for Ubuntu based OS like Mint etc...

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Dec 21, 2024

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Linux Nvidia Drivers + CUDA + Miniconda Tutorial Guide for Ubuntu based OS like Mint etc...

  • This should help to get the basics of a fresh linux install working properly with current nvidia drivers (560), cuda (12.6) and miniconda (python 3.10, 3.11, 3.12 etc).

  • Many linux guides don't adequately explain these important steps to get things setup right.

  • This guide presumes you are able to install an ubuntu based linux distro safely to empty ssd.

  • If not check youtube for guides and i recommend unplugging all other drives before installing if unsure.

  • It should also work if you're using Windows WSL, although i've not tested so check second video as driver install may not be needed.

  • After linux is installed go to update manager and install any updates.

  • If you have any issues or prefer videos then these are very helpful.

  • Install Nvidia Drivers on Ubuntu

  • Install Ubuntu WSL + CUDA + Miniconda

  • Open terminal and copy/paste the following command lines one at a time.

  • Check current nvidia driver version and install 560.

nvidia-smi
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-560

  • Reboot PC.

  • Check version is correct and install CUDA.

nvidia-smi
sudo apt install -y build-essential
wget https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/12.6.3/local_installers/cuda_12.6.3_560.35.05_linux.run
sudo sh cuda_12.6.3_560.35.05_linux.run

  • After accepting make sure to uncheck drivers 560 at top of menu if they are selected.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
nano ~/.bashrc

  • Press the down arrow and copy this text to end of file.

export PATH=/usr/local/cuda-12.6/bin${PATH:+:${PATH}}
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/cuda-12.6/lib64${LD_LIBRARY_PATH:+:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH}}

  • Press ctrl+o to save then ctrl+x to exit.

source ~/.bashrc

  • Check cuda is working.

nvcc --version

  • Install miniconda.

wget https://repo.anaconda.com/miniconda/Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh
bash ./Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

  • Press enter > pgdn > yes > enter > yes

  • Close terminal then open terminal, you should see (base) at start and python should be 3.10.

  • You may also need if asked.

sudo apt update -y && sudo apt install -y python3-tk
python --version
sudo apt install git

  • You can stop here and install any generator or trainer using existing guides.

  • Recommended to increase swapfile size to 32gb to avoid crashing!

sudo swapon --show
sudo swapoff -a
sudo dd if=/dev/zero of=/swapfile bs=1M count=32768 status=progress
sudo chmod 600 /swapfile
sudo mkswap /swapfile
sudo swapon /swapfile
sudo swapon --show
sudo nano /etc/fstab

  • Add the following line to the end of the file if it doesn't exist.

/swapfile none swap sw 0 0

  • Bonus if using linux mint (not tested on ubuntu) you can disable the os gui and run like a server from command line.

  • This saves a small amount of vram and performance.

sudo nano /etc/default/grub

  • Change "quiet splash" to "text"

  • Press ctrl+o to save then ctrl+x to exit.

sudo update-grub
sudo systemctl set-default multi-user.target

  • Reboot PC.

  • Login and press up arrow to switch to whatever training/generating folders scripts you use.

  • To open desktop.

startx
pip install --pre torch torchvision torchaudio --index-url https://download.pytorch.org/whl/nightly/cu124
pip install -r requirements.txt

  • Run ComfyUI with --listen 0.0.0.0 to access from another browser on network to save performance otherwise remove.

cd ComfyUI
python main.py --listen 0.0.0.0
cd ComfyUI/custom_nodes
git clone https://github.com/ltdrdata/ComfyUI-Manager.git

Hopefully this is helpful to anyone struggling with basic linux setup. Let me know how it goes! :)

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