# Cuda from nixkgs in non-NixOs case

**URL:** https://discourse.nixos.org/t/cuda-from-nixkgs-in-non-nixos-case/7100
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [May 8, 2020, 3:46pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/cuda-from-nixkgs-in-non-nixos-case/7100 "2020-05-08T15:46:58Z")
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### Author: ![Alejandro](https://discourse.nixos.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@Alejandro](https://discourse.nixos.org/u/Alejandro)
#### Post date: [May 9, 2020, 10:16pm UTC](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/cuda-from-nixkgs-in-non-nixos-case/7100/8 "2020-05-09T22:16:13Z")

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Let me link you post here:

> [@nixGL needs you for testing](https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixgl-needs-you-for-testing/6921):
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> I’m the author of [nixGL](https://github.com/guibou/nixGL/) which is a wrapper which installs OpenGL / Vulkan drivers compatible with your nix packages. What is nixGL ? This is mandatory to get working OpenGL in two situations: You use nix on a non NixOS system, such as ubuntu or arch linux. Even on nixos, if the nix package you install does not comes from the same nixpkgs clone than your system. The testing problem I won’t got in the details and the reasons why this is needed with nix, just keep in mind that OpenGL depends on…

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