uchida.nvidia-driver

ansible role to install NVIDIA graphics driver

Role Variables

nvidia_driver_repo: nvidia
nvidia_driver_version: 384
install_recommends: yes

• nvidia_driver_repo is a variable to specify which APT repository is added, choice of ['nvidia', 'ppa', 'ubuntu'] and default is nvidia
  • nvidia: register NVIDIA CUDA repository and install cuda-drivers
  • ppa: register Ubuntu PPA repository
  • ubuntu: Ubuntu official APT repository, nothing to register
• nvidia_driver_version is a variable to specify NVIDIA graphics driver version and current default is 384
• install_recommends is a variable to make sure recommended packages are installed along with the nvidia drivers

Dependencies

• uchida.nvidia-repo: to add NVIDIA CUDA/Machine Learning APT repository, for cuda drivers

Example Playbook

register NVIDIA CUDA repository and install cuda-drivers

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: uchida.nvidia-driver
      nvidia_driver_repo: nvidia

register ppa repository and install graphics driver version 390

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: uchida.nvidia-driver
      nvidia_driver_repo: ppa
      nvidia_driver_version: 390

install graphics driver version 384.111

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: uchida.nvidia-driver
      nvidia_driver_repo: ubuntu
      nvidia_driver_version: "384.111"

install graphics driver version 384.81 from ubuntu or nvidia

- hosts: servers
  roles:
    - role: uchida.nvidia-repo
    - role: uchida.nvidia-driver
      nvidia_driver_repo: ubuntu
      nvidia_driver_version: "384.81"

License

dedicated to public domain, no rights reserved.