CUDA nvcc compiler setup Ubuntu 12.04

Question

I successfully installed the nvidia driver and toolkit for cuda 5 (but not the samples) on a 64 bit Ubuntu 12.04 box. The samples failed to install even though I previously

Answer 1

Consider installing CUDA 5.5 in Ubuntu 12.04. The 5.5 release has special leverages to install it as a debian package. See the following links,

https://developer.nvidia.com/content/cudacasts-episode-5-install-cuda-55-linux-package-manager

https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads

It is truly much easier than all that you have tried till now ! personal experience ! :-)