CUDA installation on centOS 7

well! tried, tried and tried...and if you havn't yet been able to install CUDA on your favourite EL 'coz of some dumb dependencies, this post is for your.

In my case dkms troubled me. It stands for Dynamic Kernel Module Support. More about dkms could be read on its project page.

Well if this or any other package troubles you, the best places to find them are either rpmforge or epel community.


here is how you enable rpmForge repository in centOS 7.x (64 bit):

$ wget http://pkgs.repoforge.org/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.3-1.el7.rf.x86_64.rpm
$ rpm -Uvh rpmforge-release-0.5.3-1.el7.rf.x86_64.rpm

here is how you enable epel repository on centOS 7.x (64 bit):

$ wget http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/x86_64/e/epel-release-7-6.noarch.rpm
$ rpm -ivh epel-release-7-6.noarch.rpm

However, as most EL(s) including centOS borrow their packages from fedora project, you may be lucky to have epel pre-enabled. (fedora acts more like beta release of ELs and only stable packages gets to be part of ELs - may be this is why most of the times fedora has newer packages compared to currently available ELs).

Now, dkms - - well once you have rpmforge enabled, all you have to do is punch in command written below. 

$ yum --enablerepo rpmforge install dkms

Once done goto CUDA download website, and select your disto, and follow the steps there. here, is a screen shot of my selection for centOS 7. 

 Once CUDA installation is complete, you should get screen as follows: 

BOSS wins over Windows in Tamilnadu

The TN state government’s Information Technology department has now resorted to Bharat Operating System Solution (BOSS)- A Linux based OS, bidding farewell to Windows. The move has come after a request from the Union Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

A government order was released in this regard on 9 November, which said that the IT department would use BOSS, a free and open source computer operating system. BOSS has been developed by the National Resource Centre for Free/Open Source Soft-ware of India. All the computer systems in the department will run on BOSS from Nov. 14th, 2011.

The Government of India is endorsing for adoption and implementation of BOSS on a national scale.” BOSS is available in almost all Indian languages. Babu also emphasised on the advantage of BOSS saying that apart from being open source, it does not crash easily. The state government has also installed BOSS in the laptops being distributed free to the students. The other state departments are also likely to follow the footsteps of IT department in this regard soon.

(Courtesy: EFY Times)

Linux Mint 12 "Lisa" RC

Finally Mint is available with gnome 3 desktop. That certainly promises a lot improved graphics.

New features at a glance:

1. Gnome 3 and MGSE
"MGSE" (Mint Gnome Shell Extensions) is a desktop layer on top of Gnome 3 that makes it possible for you to use Gnome 3 in a traditional way. You can disable all components within MGSE to get a pure Gnome 3 experience, or you can enable all of them to get a Gnome 3 desktop that is similar to what you’ve been using before. Of course you can also pick and only enable the components you like to design your own desktop.
The main features in MGSE are:
a. The bottom panel
b. The application menu
c. The window list
d. A task-centric desktop (i.e. you switch between windows, not applications)
e. Visible system tray icons

2. MATE

MATE is a fork of Gnome 2 which is compatible with Gnome 3. Thanks to MATE, you can run both versions of Gnome on the same system.
MATE is present on the DVD edition of Linux Mint 12. Users of the CD edition can install it via the mint-meta-mate package.

3. Artwork improvements

Linux Mint 12 uses a new theme called Mint-Z which is based on Mint-X and Zukitwo.

4. Search engines

Duck Duck Go: The new default search engine is Duck Duck Go. It doesn't show different results depending on who's making the search, it doesn't track or record user information, it provides you with optmized results and it's built on and contributes to Open Source.

Linux Mint 12 features the following upstream components: Ubuntu 11.10, Linux 3.0, Gnome 3.2.

Find More at: http://www.linuxmint.com

“The Future Of Linux Mint Is Gnome 3”

The Linux Mint developers see Gnome 3 as the way forward and also decide to shift to the Gnome 3 desktop for the first time with the forthcoming release of Linux Mint. However, it will continue to support the 2.x branch of Gnome. The developers note that the release will allow users to install, in parallel, the MATE Desktop Environment, a fork of Gnome 2.32.
“In Linux Mint 11, we made the decision to keep Gnome 2.32. The traditional Gnome desktop, although it’s not actively developed by the Gnome development team anymore, is still by far the most popular desktop within the Linux community. As other distributions adopted new desktops such as Unity and Gnome 3, many users felt alienated and consequently migrated to Linux Mint. We recorded a 40 per cent increase in a single month and we’re now quickly catching up with Ubuntu for the number #1 spot within the Linux desktop market,” the Mint developers write in their blog post, with an aim to give you a better idea of what Linux Mint 12 will be like.
Linux Mint 12, code-named "Lisa", is based on the current Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneric Ocelot" release. It is expected to arrive by the end of this month.
The post further adds, “From a technological point of view, Gnome 3 is a fantastic desktop, and it’s getting better with every new release. It will take time for Linux Mint to develop a Gnome 3 desktop that is on-par with what we had with Gnome 2, but eventually we’ll be able to do much more with it than was possible with the traditional desktop…With this in mind, the future of Linux Mint is Gnome 3, the present of Linux Mint is a simple question: “How do we make people like Gnome 3? And what do we provide as an alternative to those who still do not want to change?”
In order to provide users with a familiar experience on the Gnome 3 desktop, the developers have announced MGSE (Mint Gnome Shell Extensions), which is a desktop layer on top of Gnome 3 that makes it possible for you to use Gnome 3 in a traditional way. “You can disable all components within MGSE to get a pure Gnome 3 experience, or you can enable all of them to get a Gnome 3 desktop that is similar to what you’ve been using before. Of course you can also pick and only enable the components you like to design your own desktop,” the developers explain.
Gnome 3 is being described by developers as a "a fantastic desktop" that is "shiny, elegant and modern looking". Gnome 3 in Linux Mint 12, the developers add, requires to let you interact with your computer in two different ways: the traditional way, and the new way, and it’s up to you to decide which way you want to use. With MGSE, Linux Mint users will be able to use the familiar elements of their previous desktop, but they will also be able to selectively disable those elements "to get a pure Gnome 3 experience". MGSE features the bottom panel, the application menu, the window list, a task-centric desktop (i.e. you switch between windows, not applications), and visible system tray icons. It also includes additional extensions such as a media player indicator, and multiple enhancements to Gnome 3.

Gnome 3 requires video acceleration and that is something most systems have. Linux Mint 12 will let you run Gnome 3 within Virtualbox. By enabling 3D acceleration within your virtual machine, you can enjoy Gnome 3 and MGSE without any additional drivers.

Read at: “The Future Of Linux Mint Is Gnome 3” , Mint Blog

(courtesy: EFY Times, Linux Mint)


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