Software Setup Step 1 This post documents Software Setup Step 1 in an AI model training workflow: turning a fresh Ubuntu machine into a reliable, reproducible PyTorch GPU training box—without creating future instability from mixed drivers, mixed CUDA components, or mixed Python environments. The emphasis here is not “install things until it works once,” but…

I decided to take my first real step into AI model training by doing something concrete: I built a computer dedicated to the task. This is not a “plug-and-play” hobby project for me. I have no prior experience training AI models, and I am fully aware that the learning curve will be steep. There will…