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# Installing Ollama on Linux
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> Note: A one line installer for Ollama is available by running:
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> ```bash
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> curl https://ollama.ai/install.sh | sh
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> ```
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## Download the `ollama` binary
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Ollama is distributed as a self-contained binary. Download it to a directory in your PATH:
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```bash
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sudo curl -L https://ollama.ai/download/ollama-linux-amd64 -o /usr/bin/ollama
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sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/ollama
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```
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## Start Ollama
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Start Ollama by running `ollama serve`:
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```bash
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ollama serve
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```
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Once Ollama is running, run a model in another terminal session:
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```bash
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ollama run llama2
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```
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## Install CUDA drivers (optional – for Nvidia GPUs)
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[Download and install](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads) CUDA.
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Verify that the drivers are installed by running the following command, which should print details about your GPU:
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```bash
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nvidia-smi
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```
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## Adding Ollama as a startup service (optional)
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Create a user for Ollama:
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```bash
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sudo useradd -r -s /bin/false -m -d /usr/share/ollama ollama
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```
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Create a service file in `/etc/systemd/system/ollama.service`:
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```ini
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[Unit]
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Description=Ollama Service
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After=network-online.target
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[Service]
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ExecStart=/usr/bin/ollama serve
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User=ollama
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Group=ollama
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Restart=always
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RestartSec=3
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Environment="HOME=/usr/share/ollama"
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[Install]
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WantedBy=default.target
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```
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Then start the service:
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```bash
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sudo systemctl daemon-reload
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sudo systemctl enable ollama
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```
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### Viewing logs
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To view logs of Ollama running as a startup service, run:
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```bash
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journalctl -u ollama
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```
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