docs, scripts: Prevent useradd(8) from failing on Fedora Silverblue #12455
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On OSTree based operating systems like Fedora Siverblue [1], the /usr/share directory is part of the read-only /usr mount point. This causes the install.sh script to fail when adding the 'ollama' user with its home directory at /usr/share/ollama, because useradd(8) is unable to create the directory: $ curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh >>> Installing ollama to /usr/local >>> Downloading Linux amd64 bundle ############################################################### 100.0% >>> Creating ollama user... useradd: cannot create directory /usr/share/ollama >>> The Ollama API is now available at 127.0.0.1:11434. >>> Install complete. Run "ollama" from the command line. The /var/lib directory is an alternative for this, because /var is a read-write mount point. eg., this is used by Geoclue [2] and the GNOME Display Manager [3] for their users' home directories on Linux distributions like Arch, Fedora and Ubuntu. The install.sh script is able to use /usr/local on Fedora Silverblue, because /usr/local is not considered part of the read-only OS image, and is a symbolic link to /var/usrlocal to make it read-write. [1] https://fedoraproject.org/silverblue/ [2] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue/-/wikis/home [3] https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GDM/ ollama#12455
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On OSTree based operating systems like Fedora Siverblue [1], the /usr/share directory is part of the read-only /usr mount point. This causes the install.sh script to fail when adding the 'ollama' user with its home directory at /usr/share/ollama, because useradd(8) is unable to create the directory: $ curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh >>> Installing ollama to /usr/local >>> Downloading Linux amd64 bundle ############################################################### 100.0% >>> Creating ollama user... useradd: cannot create directory /usr/share/ollama >>> The Ollama API is now available at 127.0.0.1:11434. >>> Install complete. Run "ollama" from the command line. The /var/lib directory is an alternative for this, because /var is a read-write mount point. eg., this is used by Geoclue [2] and the GNOME Display Manager [3] for their users' home directories on Linux distributions like Arch, Fedora and Ubuntu. With this change the install.sh script is able to proceed further: $ sh scripts/install.sh >>> Installing ollama to /usr/local >>> Downloading Linux amd64 bundle ############################################################### 100.0% >>> Creating ollama user... >>> Adding ollama user to render group... >>> Adding ollama user to video group... >>> Adding current user to ollama group... >>> Creating ollama systemd service... >>> Enabling and starting ollama service... Created symlink '/etc/systemd/system/default.target.wants/ollama.service' → '/etc/systemd/system/ollama.service'. >>> The Ollama API is now available at 127.0.0.1:11434. >>> Install complete. Run "ollama" from the command line. WARNING: No NVIDIA/AMD GPU detected. Ollama will run in CPU-only mode. The install.sh script is able to use /usr/local on Fedora Silverblue, because /usr/local is not considered part of the read-only OS image, and is a symbolic link to /var/usrlocal to make it read-write. [1] https://fedoraproject.org/silverblue/ [2] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue/-/wikis/home [3] https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GDM/ ollama#12455
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On OSTree based operating systems like Fedora Siverblue [1], the /usr/share directory is part of the read-only /usr mount point. This causes the install.sh script to fail when adding the 'ollama' user with its home directory at /usr/share/ollama, because useradd(8) is unable to create the directory: $ curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh >>> Installing ollama to /usr/local >>> Downloading Linux amd64 bundle ############################################################### 100.0% >>> Creating ollama user... useradd: cannot create directory /usr/share/ollama >>> The Ollama API is now available at 127.0.0.1:11434. >>> Install complete. Run "ollama" from the command line. The /var/lib directory is an alternative for this, because /var is a read-write mount point. eg., this is used by Geoclue [2] and the GNOME Display Manager [3] for their users' home directories on Linux distributions like Arch, Fedora and Ubuntu. With this change the install.sh script is able to proceed further: $ sh scripts/install.sh >>> Installing ollama to /usr/local >>> Downloading Linux amd64 bundle ############################################################### 100.0% >>> Creating ollama user... >>> Adding ollama user to render group... >>> Adding ollama user to video group... >>> Adding current user to ollama group... >>> Creating ollama systemd service... >>> Enabling and starting ollama service... Created symlink '/etc/systemd/system/default.target.wants/ollama.service' → '/etc/systemd/system/ollama.service'. >>> The Ollama API is now available at 127.0.0.1:11434. >>> Install complete. Run "ollama" from the command line. WARNING: No NVIDIA/AMD GPU detected. Ollama will run in CPU-only mode. The install.sh script is able to use /usr/local on Fedora Silverblue, because /usr/local is not considered part of the read-only OS image, and is a symbolic link to /var/usrlocal to make it read-write. [1] https://fedoraproject.org/silverblue/ [2] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue/-/wikis/home [3] https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GDM/ ollama#12455
On OSTree based operating systems like Fedora Siverblue [1], the /usr/share directory is part of the read-only /usr mount point. This causes the install.sh script to fail when adding the 'ollama' user with its home directory at /usr/share/ollama, because useradd(8) is unable to create the directory: $ curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh >>> Installing ollama to /usr/local >>> Downloading Linux amd64 bundle ############################################################### 100.0% >>> Creating ollama user... useradd: cannot create directory /usr/share/ollama >>> The Ollama API is now available at 127.0.0.1:11434. >>> Install complete. Run "ollama" from the command line. The /var/lib directory is an alternative for this, because /var is a read-write mount point. eg., this is used by Geoclue [2] and the GNOME Display Manager [3] for their users' home directories on Linux distributions like Arch, Fedora and Ubuntu. With this change the install.sh script is able to proceed further: $ sh scripts/install.sh >>> Installing ollama to /usr/local >>> Downloading Linux amd64 bundle ############################################################### 100.0% >>> Creating ollama user... >>> Adding ollama user to render group... >>> Adding ollama user to video group... >>> Adding current user to ollama group... >>> Creating ollama systemd service... >>> Enabling and starting ollama service... Created symlink '/etc/systemd/system/default.target.wants/ollama.service' → '/etc/systemd/system/ollama.service'. >>> The Ollama API is now available at 127.0.0.1:11434. >>> Install complete. Run "ollama" from the command line. WARNING: No NVIDIA/AMD GPU detected. Ollama will run in CPU-only mode. The install.sh script is able to use /usr/local on Fedora Silverblue, because /usr/local is not considered part of the read-only OS image, and is a symbolic link to /var/usrlocal to make it read-write. [1] https://fedoraproject.org/silverblue/ [2] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue/-/wikis/home [3] https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GDM/ ollama#12455
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On OSTree based operating systems like Fedora Siverblue [1], the
/usr/sharedirectory is part of the read-only/usrmount point. This causes theinstall.shscript to fail when adding theollamauser with its home directory at/usr/share/ollama, becauseuseradd(8)is unable to create the directory:The
/var/libdirectory is an alternative for this, because/varis a read-write mount point. eg., this is used by Geoclue [2] and the GNOME Display Manager [3] for their users' home directories on Linux distributions like Arch, Fedora and Ubuntu.With this change the
install.shscript is able to proceed further:The
install.shscript is able to use/usr/localon Fedora Silverblue, because/usr/localis not considered part of the read-only OS image, and is a symbolic link to/var/usrlocalto make it read-write.[1] https://fedoraproject.org/silverblue/
[2] https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/geoclue/geoclue/-/wikis/home
[3] https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/GDM/