diff --git a/ansible/roles/gpu/tasks/nvidia-gpu-Ubuntu.yaml b/ansible/roles/gpu/tasks/nvidia-gpu-Ubuntu.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b09ca0f9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/gpu/tasks/nvidia-gpu-Ubuntu.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+# Implements the NVIDIA Driver Installation Quickstart Guide for Ubuntu LTS - see
+# https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/tesla/tesla-installation-notes/index.html#ubuntu-lts
+
+- name: install runfile prereqs
+  apt:
+    name:
+      - linux-headers-{{ ansible_kernel }}
+      - build-essential
+      - gcc-12
+      - g++-12
+    state: present
+    update_cache: true
+  retries: 3
+  delay: 3
+
+- name: configure update-alternatives for gcc
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: "{{ item }}"
+  with_items:
+    - "update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-12 12"
+    - "update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/cc cc /usr/bin/gcc-12 12"
+
+- name: set gcc 12 as default
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: "{{ item }}"
+  with_items:
+    - "update-alternatives --set gcc /usr/bin/gcc-12"
+    - "update-alternatives --set cc /usr/bin/gcc-12"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/gpu/tasks/nvidia-gpu-Ubuntu20.yaml b/ansible/roles/gpu/tasks/nvidia-gpu-Ubuntu20.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index b760733d1..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/gpu/tasks/nvidia-gpu-Ubuntu20.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
----
-# Implements the NVIDIA Driver Installation Quickstart Guide for Ubuntu LTS - see
-# https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/tesla/tesla-installation-notes/index.html#ubuntu-lts
-
-- name: install runfile prereqs
-  apt:
-    name:
-      - linux-headers-{{ ansible_kernel }}
-      - build-essential
-    state: present
-    update_cache: true
-  retries: 3
-  delay: 3
diff --git a/ansible/roles/gpu/tasks/nvidia-gpu.yaml b/ansible/roles/gpu/tasks/nvidia-gpu.yaml
index 4910d62c6..940d27448 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/gpu/tasks/nvidia-gpu.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/gpu/tasks/nvidia-gpu.yaml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
   include_tasks: nvidia-gpu-Flatcar.yaml
   when: ansible_distribution == "Flatcar"
 
-- name: "NVIDIA Gpu - Ubuntu 20"
-  include_tasks: nvidia-gpu-Ubuntu20.yaml
+- name: "NVIDIA Gpu - Ubuntu"
+  include_tasks: nvidia-gpu-Ubuntu.yaml
   when: ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu"
 
 # disable with these instructions https://docs.nvidia.com/cuda/cuda-installation-guide-linux/index.html#runfile-nouveau
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
       --no-cc-version-check
   args:
     chdir: "{{ nvidia_remote_bundle_path }}/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-{{ nvidia_driver_version }}"
+  become: yes # solves for this ERROR: nvidia-installer must be run as root
 
 - name: Create ld.so conf dir
   file: