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[GH-ISSUE #793] Linux and Mac install consistency #379

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Originally created by @jmorganca on GitHub (Oct 15, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/793

Ollama's Linux setup script and macOS app have slightly different configurations making it hard to provide consistent instructions to pull, serve and run models. It also makes it harder to debug since logs are in different locations.

Linux:

  • Creates a dedicated ollama user
  • Models live under /usr/share/ollama/.ollama

macOS:

  • Uses your existing user
  • Models live under ~/.ollama

As much as possible (without breaking conventions) using Ollama on Linux and Mac should have a consistent experience starting with the current user

Originally created by @jmorganca on GitHub (Oct 15, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/793 Ollama's Linux setup script and macOS app have slightly different configurations making it hard to provide consistent instructions to pull, serve and run models. It also makes it harder to debug since logs are in different locations. Linux: * Creates a dedicated `ollama` user * Models live under `/usr/share/ollama/.ollama` macOS: * Uses your existing user * Models live under `~/.ollama` As much as possible (without breaking conventions) using Ollama on Linux and Mac should have a consistent experience starting with the current user
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