Ubuntu Latest Nvidia Drivers
CUDA programming requires the latest nvidia drivers. Manually installing the drivers from the nvidia website causes headaches after a kernel upgrade.
The swat-x PPA provides the latest versions of x.org drivers. These are stable drivers, not bleeding edge.
https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-x-swat/+archive/x-updates
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