How to set up Ollama on Ubuntu

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Aegis Photo Voyager uses Ollama to power its local AI capabilities (like semantic search and image description). Follow these simple steps to get it running on your Linux machine.

Step 1: Open Terminal

Press Ctrl + Alt + T or search for "Terminal" in your applications menu.

Step 2: Run the Install Command

Paste the following command into your terminal to execute the official Ollama installation script. Note: these are the official install instructions from https://ollama.com/.

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

Step 3: Verify Installation

Once the installation finishes, verify it's running by checking the version:

ollama --version

Step 4: Pull a Model (Optional)

To ensure everything is ready, you can pre-load a model (Photo Voyager will handle this for you, but it's good to test):

ollama pull granite3.2-vision:2b