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This guide is not a guide on how to use Ubuntu, Unix commands, github, or anything else except for getting CUDA and Ubuntu to play nicely together. You should be comfortable with executing Unix commands (the stuff you learned first-year should be entirely adequate.) If you have any questions or concerns as it relates to this guide, feel free to email me at stsang1@myseneca.ca and I'll do my best to address your issue...if it's within my knowledge.
This guide targets version 12.04 LTS of Ubuntu and CUDA Toolkit 5. While version 12.10 of Ubuntu has since been released, certain students have experienced trouble getting 12.10 and CUDA to play nicely together - hence the guide sticks with 12.04 LTS for the sake of less headaches. We also strongly recommend you install Ubuntu on an separate/external hard drive of which there is no existing OS installed to keep the installation process simple as possible. This guide assumes this. Ubuntu's installation footprint is very modest (well less than ~10GB) so even a cheap small old hard drive will do.
== Part 1 – Create bootable media for Ubuntu installation ==