DGX Spark first impressions: latest CUDA install is needlessly hard
QuixiAI · x · 2026-09-03
The author received an NVIDIA DGX Spark and found the device makes installing the latest CUDA surprisingly difficult, suggesting wiping it with vanilla Ubuntu as a workaround. A hands-on note on the local AI hardware out-of-box experience.
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