# Could not download forward compatibility package for CUDA

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/could-not-download-forward-compatibility-package-for-cuda/92142>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** cuda\
**Created:** [December 26, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/could-not-download-forward-compatibility-package-for-cuda/92142 "2022-12-26T12:03:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pavel\_Petrov](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/pavel_petrov/32/45258_2.png) [@Pavel\_Petrov](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/Pavel_Petrov)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 11:09am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/could-not-download-forward-compatibility-package-for-cuda/92142/6 "2022-12-28T11:09:53Z")

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User cluster nodes have GPU but have no an internet access. I can install julia packages using a login node but I have no possibility to download when I run code on cluster nodes with GPU.  
As far as I found out in message boards - It is not so [rare situation](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-use-cuda-on-cluster-nodes-without-internet-access/79190)

In my case, an unsuccessful attempt to download CUDA\_compat takes about 20 additional seconds of compilation time. Thus, I prefer to switch it off. I think that correct solution is just to ask the cluster admin to update CUDA driver, but it could take a while

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