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Installing Ollama on Windows 11

Step-by-Step Guide:

Section titled “Step-by-Step Guide:”

✅ Prerequisites:

Section titled “✅ Prerequisites:”
  • Windows 11 with WSL2 installed and configured (Guide).

🚀 Installation Steps:

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  1. Open PowerShell (as administrator) and enable WSL and Virtual Machine Platform:

    Terminal window
    wsl --install

  2. Install Ubuntu from the Microsoft Store:

    • Open Microsoft Store, search for “Ubuntu”, and click Install.

  3. Launch Ubuntu (Terminal opens after installing):

    • Set your Linux username and password.

  4. Install Ollama within the Ubuntu (WSL) terminal:

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

  5. Verify installation by running:

    Terminal window
    ollama --version

🛠️ Usage Example:

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  • Run your first model (e.g., Llama2):
Terminal window
ollama run llama2
  • Ollama automatically downloads the model and begins a conversation.

⚙️ Serving Ollama Locally (API access):

Section titled “⚙️ Serving Ollama Locally (API access):”
  • Run the server:
Terminal window
ollama serve
  • API endpoint: http://localhost:11434