Installing NVIDIA CUDA on Ubuntu desktops is about to get a whole lot easier, as Canonical today announced plans to package and distribute the latest releases in the Ubuntu repositories. Currently, to install CUDA Toolkit and runtime on Ubuntu, users go to the NVIDIA website and download a repo DEB, install it, import a GPG key, pin the APT repo, and then install the relevant packages they need from the repo. The move is part of an ongoing partnership between Canonical and NVIDIA, aimed at providing ‘turnkey AI solutions for the enterprise’ on Ubuntu — something NVIDIA CUDA is a core component of. Making it easier to install on Ubuntu through a single command , users and enterprises will find Ubuntu a more attractive platform. With CUDA available in the Ubuntu repos, any app or software that targets Ubuntu and makes use of CUDA is better able to detect and integrate with the software.