Installing the Ollama CLI

Overview

You'll install the Ollama CLI on your operating system. A simple, fast process.

Time: 15 minutes
Difficulty: Low

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🎯 Objectives

• ✅ Install the Ollama CLI
• ✅ Verify the installation
• ✅ First command

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📥 Installation by OS

macOS:

curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh

Or with Homebrew:

brew install ollama

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Linux:

curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh

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Windows:

1. Download: https://ollama.com/download/windows
2. Run OllamaSetup.exe
3. Follow the wizard

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✅ Verification

ollama --version

Expected output:

ollama version 0.1.23

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🚀 First Command

ollama help

Main commands:

• pull - Download a model
• run - Run a model
• list - List models
• rm - Remove a model
• serve - Start the API server

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🐛 Troubleshooting

Error: Command not found

macOS/Linux:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin

Windows: Restart the terminal

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Error: Permission denied

sudo ollama --version

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✅ Summary

• Ollama installed in <5 min
• CLI available globally
• Ready to download models

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Next: 03-model-management.md

You'll learn commands to manage models.

Time: 20 min