Installing the CUDA toolkit on all operating systems

This section covers instructions on how to install CUDA on all supported platforms. It also describes steps to verify installation. While installing CUDA, you can choose between a network installer and an offline local installer. A network installer has a lower initial download size, but it needs an internet connection while installing. A local offline installer has a higher initial download size. The steps discussed in this book are for local installation. A CUDA toolkit can be downloaded for Windows, Linux, and macOS for both 32-bit and 64-bit architecture from the following link: https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads.

After downloading the installer, refer to the following steps for your particular operating system. CUDAx.x is used as notation in the steps, where x.x indicates the version of CUDA that you have downloaded.