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[GH-ISSUE #11263] Installation Error on macOS: Command Not Found During First-Time Setup #69483

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GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-04 18:14:30 -05:00
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Originally created by @hwk114 on GitHub (Jul 2, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/11263

What is the issue?

After installing ollama.dmg, every time I launch the application, a dialog keeps popping up with the message "ollama is trying to install CLI...". I enter my password to proceed with the installation, but when I type 'ollama' in the terminal, it still returns 'command not found: ollama'.

I searched for related issues and found a solution in this thread: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/2398. After running the command 'sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin', the problem was resolved perfectly.

Therefore, I suspect that the issue could be avoided by checking if the path exists before attempting to install the CLI.

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macOS

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M1

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M1

Ollama version

0.9.4

Originally created by @hwk114 on GitHub (Jul 2, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/11263 ### What is the issue? After installing ollama.dmg, every time I launch the application, a dialog keeps popping up with the message "ollama is trying to install CLI...". I enter my password to proceed with the installation, but when I type 'ollama' in the terminal, it still returns 'command not found: ollama'. I searched for related issues and found a solution in this thread: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/issues/2398. After running the command 'sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin', the problem was resolved perfectly. Therefore, I suspect that the issue could be avoided by checking if the path exists before attempting to install the CLI. ### Relevant log output ```shell ``` ### OS macOS ### GPU M1 ### CPU M1 ### Ollama version 0.9.4
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GiteaMirror commented 2026-05-04 18:14:33 -05:00
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@dhiltgen commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2025):

Fixed in 0.9.5 to make sure /usr/local/bin exists first, and if not, create that as well.

<!-- gh-comment-id:3040357244 --> @dhiltgen commented on GitHub (Jul 5, 2025): Fixed in 0.9.5 to make sure /usr/local/bin exists first, and if not, create that as well.
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