Install Cuda on WSL Ubuntu

I've been preparing my workstation for AI development and plan to build everything inside Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) using Ubuntu. This is a quick guide on installing the CUDA toolkit on Ubuntu WSL. It assumes you already have your Ubuntu WSL instance up and running. Verifying GPU Detection in WSL First, let's verify that the NVIDIA drivers are working and actively detecting your graphics card inside WSL. Run the NVIDIA System Management Interface tool: nvidia-smi It should print an output like this in Windows Terminal: Fri Jul 10 13:21:05 2026 +-----------------------------------------

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