{"id":10879,"date":"2024-03-14T12:55:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T12:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-for-installing-cudnn-in-ubuntu\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T05:01:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T05:01:42","slug":"what-is-the-method-for-installing-cudnn-in-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-for-installing-cudnn-in-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Install cuDNN Ubuntu: Quick Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can install cuDNN (CUDA Deep Neural Network library) in Ubuntu by following these steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>First, you need to register on the NVIDIA official website and download the cuDNN compressed package at the following address: https:\/\/developer.nvidia.com\/cudnn<\/li>\n<li>After the download is complete, unzip the compressed file to the specified directory, for example, unzip to the \/usr\/local directory.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code>tar -xzvf cudnn-10.0-linux-x64-v7.6.5.32.tgz\r\nsudo <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">cp<\/span> cuda\/include\/cudnn.h \/usr\/local\/cuda\/include\r\nsudo <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">cp<\/span> cuda\/lib64\/libcudnn* \/usr\/local\/cuda\/lib64\r\nsudo <span class=\"hljs-built_in\">chmod<\/span> a+r \/usr\/local\/cuda\/include\/cudnn.h \/usr\/local\/cuda\/lib64\/libcudnn*\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Note: The cudnn-10.0-linux-x64-v7.6.5.32.tgz mentioned here should be adjusted based on the specific version number and system architecture you have downloaded, so make sure to modify it accordingly.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The file named .bashrc<\/li>\n<li>The configuration file for the Zsh shell<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">export<\/span> LD_LIBRARY_PATH=\/usr\/local\/cuda\/lib64:<span class=\"hljs-variable\">$LD_LIBRARY_PATH<\/span>\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li>Finally, run the following command to make the variable take effect:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-built_in\">source<\/span> ~\/.bashrc\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>After completing the above steps, cuDNN has been successfully installed on the system. 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