ollama/docs/linux.md

120 lines
2.1 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters

This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.

# Ollama on Linux
## Install
Install Ollama running this one-liner:
>
```bash
curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh
```
## Manual install
### Download the `ollama` binary
Ollama is distributed as a self-contained binary. Download it to a directory in your PATH:
```bash
sudo curl -L https://ollama.com/download/ollama-linux-amd64 -o /usr/bin/ollama
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/ollama
```
### Adding Ollama as a startup service (recommended)
Create a user for Ollama:
```bash
sudo useradd -r -s /bin/false -m -d /usr/share/ollama ollama
```
Create a service file in `/etc/systemd/system/ollama.service`:
```ini
[Unit]
Description=Ollama Service
After=network-online.target
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/bin/ollama serve
User=ollama
Group=ollama
Restart=always
RestartSec=3
[Install]
WantedBy=default.target
```
Then start the service:
```bash
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable ollama
```
### Install CUDA drivers (optional for Nvidia GPUs)
[Download and install](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads) CUDA.
Verify that the drivers are installed by running the following command, which should print details about your GPU:
```bash
nvidia-smi
```
### Start Ollama
Start Ollama using `systemd`:
```bash
sudo systemctl start ollama
```
## Update
Update ollama by running the install script again:
```bash
curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh
```
Or by downloading the ollama binary:
```bash
sudo curl -L https://ollama.com/download/ollama-linux-amd64 -o /usr/bin/ollama
sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/ollama
```
## Viewing logs
To view logs of Ollama running as a startup service, run:
```bash
journalctl -u ollama
```
## Uninstall
Remove the ollama service:
```bash
sudo systemctl stop ollama
sudo systemctl disable ollama
sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/ollama.service
```
Remove the ollama binary from your bin directory (either `/usr/local/bin`, `/usr/bin`, or `/bin`):
```bash
sudo rm $(which ollama)
```
Remove the downloaded models and Ollama service user and group:
```bash
sudo rm -r /usr/share/ollama
sudo userdel ollama
sudo groupdel ollama
```