Saturday, 29 March 2025

Running Your First Model with Ollama: A Simple Guide to Interacting with LLMs Locally

Step 1: Running Your First Model

Once you've installed Ollama, running a model is as simple as executing a single command. In this example, we’ll run Llama 3.2, a powerful LLM, using the following command:

ollama run llama3.2

What happens next:

 

1.   Model Download: If the Llama 3.2 model is not already downloaded to your system, Ollama will take care of fetching the model for you automatically. This step may take a little time, depending on your internet speed.

2.   Model Execution: After the download completes, Ollama will spin up the Llama 3.2 model on your system and open a shell where you can start interacting with the model.


 


Simply type anything into the shell and watch the magic unfold. For instance, if I asked the following question:

"Explain the solar system in short,"

 

I received a response like below:

>>> Explain solar system in short
Here's a brief overview of the solar system:

**The Sun:** The center of our solar system, a massive ball of hot, glowing gas that provides light and heat to the planets.

**The Inner Planets:**

1. **Mercury**: Closest to the Sun, a small, rocky planet with extreme temperatures.
2. **Venus**: A scorching hot planet with thick clouds of sulfuric acid and carbon dioxide.
3. **Earth**: Our home planet, a terrestrial world with air, water, and life.

**The Outer Planets:**

1. **Mars**: A rocky planet with potential for water and life, located 140 million miles from the Sun.
2. **Jupiter**: The largest planet in our solar system, a gas giant with massive storms and numerous moons.
3. **Saturn**: Another gas giant, known for its stunning ring system and many moons.
4. **Uranus** and **Neptune**: Ice giants at the farthest reaches of the solar system.

**Dwarf Planets:** Pluto, Eris, and other smaller bodies orbiting the Sun, but not large enough to be considered full planets.

**Moons:** Many planets have natural satellites (moons) that orbit around them, including the Moon, which orbits Earth.

This is just a brief summary of our solar system. If you'd like more information on specific planets or topics, feel free to ask!

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