How do you get NVIDA CUDA GPU rendering working on Linux (for Blender)?

TomorrowWorld

Ubuntu preferred but I am willing to use any Linux distro as long as it works for GPU rendering in Blender with NVIDIA GPUs. I've read that it is very difficult to get Linux to recognize the Nouveau driver. Does anyone know how to set this up, and willing to explain it in steps to a noob? Thanks!

blackMOREOps

You need to follow these two articles:

Install NVIDIA Driver (nouveau doesn't work, so you need to install official drivers).
http://www.blackmoreops.com/2014/06/27/kali-linux-1-0-7-kernel-3-14-install-proprietary-nvidia-driver/

and

Configure and instal CUDA+Pyrit+Cpyrit
http://www.blackmoreops.com/2014/06/30/kali-linux-1-0-7-kernel-3-14-install-nvidia-driver-kernel-module-cuda-pyrit/

Works quite well on Kali Linux.