Installing Open WebUI 5.18 on Ubuntu 24.04

Install Ubuntu 24.04. (Note to have sufficient storage for the models)
Update the ubuntu system to ensure all are up to date before installig the open-webui

sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y

1. Download the installation script for Ollama

wget https://ollama.ai/install.sh

2. Make the script executable

sudo chmod +x install.sh

3. Run the installation script of Ollama

sudo ./install.sh

4. Enable the Ollama service to start at boot using systemctl.

sudo systemctl enable ollama

5. Start the Ollama service using systemctl.

sudo systemctl start ollama

6. Check if the Ollama service is running.

sudo systemctl status ollama

7. Install models for Ollama.

model llama3:8b

sudo ollama pull llama3:8b

model mistral

sudo ollama pull mistral