I\'m trying to install CUDA 7.5 in my ubuntu 14.04. I followed everything in this guide (installation through package): http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/7.5/Pro
I had the same issue when upgrading to cuda 8.0. I solved it by changing the nvidia driver back to X.Org and then reinstall it from software& updates. You might want to delete old cuda files as well. I was able to reinstall cuda correctly after this.