Ollama part 1: Setup

Setting up Ollama and a easy to use windows shortcut

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What is Ollama?

"Ollama is an open-source platform that allows users to run large language models (LLMs) locally on their machines. It's a lightweight framework that bundles model weights, configurations, and data into a single package, and provides a simple API for creating, running, and managing models. Ollama supports a variety of models, including Llama 2, Code Llama, Mistral, and more."

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Setup Launcher

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screenshot of the command line result

Command Line

then enter your command line, for windows you simply enter "cmd" into the windows search bar and hit enter.
then type "ollama" into the command line and hit enter. You should get a terminal page similar to this showing the available commands.

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Use "ollama list" to make sure both models installed properly

Downloading models

Ollama doesn't come with models installed. you can see a list of the newest models here.
The format for dowloading or running a model is
"ollama run MODEL".

I will be using llama2-uncensored:
for conversational uses and text generation
"ollama run llama2-uncensored"

I will also be using codellama for this project:
for code review and basic function generation
"ollama run codellama"

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Step one and Step two shown

Windows shortcut

First you need to go onto your windows desktop and create a new shortcut on your desktop (Step 1)

Then a window will pop up asking for a location of the item, enter:
"C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c ollama run MODEL"
replace MODEL with the name of the model you downloaded and hit next, then type out a name for this model and hit enter. it will then appear on your home screen with the name you gave it. when you press it will bring up the model right away and you can start prompting.

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to enter screen above right click on the shortcut and hit properties

Additional customization 

feel free to add your personal touch!
I decided to change the color of the font to a dark red and switched the font over to a retro one, for that classic terminal look.

I would also look online and choose between the hundreds of custom systems and looks people have used for windows terminals overs the years to really take it to the next level

you can also use Nano commands to create sub models for more detailed prompts that are automatically applied, such as roleplaying a certain character 


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You could also run codellama through the command line of VS code and have your own personal Copilot system!

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