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🍎🐧 Mac & Linux Setup Guide

This project was built on Windows, but Ollama works great on Mac and Linux too.

macOS

Install Ollama

# Download from ollama.com or use Homebrew:
brew install ollama

Set Up on USB Drive

# Find your USB drive (usually /Volumes/USB321FD or similar)
export OLLAMA_MODELS="/Volumes/YOUR_USB/ollama/models"

# Start server
ollama serve &

# Pull the model
ollama pull dolphin-llama3

# Run it
ollama run dolphin-llama3

Create Launch Script (start.sh)

Save this as start.sh on your USB root:

#!/bin/bash
DRIVE=$(dirname "$(realpath "$0")")
export OLLAMA_MODELS="$DRIVE/ollama/models"

echo "AI Survival USB - Starting..."
echo "Drive: $DRIVE"
echo "Models: $OLLAMA_MODELS"

ollama serve &
sleep 5
ollama run dolphin-llama3

Make it executable: chmod +x start.sh

Note: On Mac, you'll need Ollama installed on the system (via brew or the .dmg). The USB carries the model, but the Ollama binary runs from the Mac.

Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)

Install Ollama

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

Set Up on USB Drive

# Find your USB (check with lsblk or mount)
# Usually /media/username/USB321FD or /mnt/usb
export OLLAMA_MODELS="/media/$USER/YOUR_USB/ollama/models"

# Start and pull
ollama serve &
sleep 5
ollama pull dolphin-llama3

# Run
ollama run dolphin-llama3

Create Launch Script (start.sh)

Same as the Mac version above. Save to USB root, chmod +x start.sh.

Portable Linux Setup (Advanced)

For a truly portable Linux setup, you can include the Ollama binary on the USB:

# Download the Linux binary
curl -L https://ollama.com/download/ollama-linux-amd64 -o /media/$USER/YOUR_USB/ollama-linux

chmod +x /media/$USER/YOUR_USB/ollama-linux

Then your start script can reference the binary directly from the USB without needing Ollama pre-installed on the system.

Differences from Windows

  • No .bat files — use .sh scripts instead
  • File paths use / not \
  • USB drives mount at /Volumes/ (Mac) or /media/ (Linux) instead of drive letters
  • Everything else is identical — same models, same commands, same results