1. Install CentOS 7 – this should be pretty straightforward!
2. Follow this guide to install CUDA 7 : http://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/7_0/Prod/doc/CUDA_Getting_Started_Linux.pdf
CUDA installation has to be done in command line mode, no X Windows. So once you go in CentOS 7 GUI, open a terminal and type
$ systemctl set-default multi-user.target
$ reboot
CentOS 7’s default mode now will be to reboot to CLI.
Start the CUDA 7 installation.
Remember to install the OpenGL Libraries. Read 4.2 onwards carefully! Follow all the steps.
3. Disable the nouveau drivers (as you are installing NVIDIA drivers)
Create a file at /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist-nouveau.conf with the following contents:
$ blacklist nouveau
$ options nouveau modeset=0
4. Regenerate the kernel initramfs
$ dracut --force
5. Run nvidia-xconfig to recreate the config file for X Windows.
$ nvidia-xconfig
$ reboot
6. Set the library paths for CUDA 7 libraries on boot
$ cd /etc/profile.d
$ vim cudapaths.sh
Type the following into the cudapaths.sh script.
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/local/cuda-7.0/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
Save and reboot the OS.
7. Install 3rd Party Libraries (for GL)
If you try to compile one of the projects under 3-Imaging, you will get a lot of lib* not found errors. You got to install the libraries manually.
$ yum install mesa-libGLES.x86_64 mesa-libGL-devel.x86_64 mesa-libGLU-devel.x86_64 mesa-libGLw.x86_64 mesa-libGLw-devel.x86_64 libXi-devel.x86_64 freeglut-devel.x86_64 freeglut.x86_64
8. Reinstall NVIDIA Drivers to Fix Symbolic Links
Due to a bug when installing the 3rd party drivers, you will need to re-run the driver installation to fix some symbolic links. Bug Info: https://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=migr-5094265
Download drivers here: http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/84721
The next person who tells me installing stuff in Linux is as easy as doing it in Windows/OSX, I am going to punch him in the face.
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