docs: improve linux install documentation (#6683)

Includes small improvements to document layout and code blocks

docs/linux.md

@@ -1,43 +1,57 @@
-# Ollama on Linux
+# Linux
 
 ## Install
 
-Install Ollama running this one-liner:
+To install Ollama, run the following command:
 
->
-
-```bash
+```shell
 curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh
 ```
 
-## AMD Radeon GPU support
-
-While AMD has contributed the `amdgpu` driver upstream to the official linux
-kernel source, the version is older and may not support all ROCm features. We
-recommend you install the latest driver from
-https://www.amd.com/en/support/linux-drivers for best support of your Radeon
-GPU.
-
 ## Manual install
 
-### Download `ollama`
+Download and extract the package:
 
-Download and extract the Linux package:
-
-```bash
-curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/download/ollama-linux-amd64.tgz | sudo tar zx -C /usr
+```shell
+curl -L https://ollama.com/download/ollama-linux-amd64.tgz -o ollama-linux-amd64.tgz
+sudo tar -C /usr -xzf ollama-linux-amd64.tgz
 ```
 
-If you have an AMD GPU, also download and extract the ROCm package into the same location
-```bash
-curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/download/ollama-linux-amd64-rocm.tgz | sudo tar zx -C /usr
+Start Ollama:
+
+```shell
+ollama serve
+```
+
+In another terminal, verify that Ollama is running:
+
+```shell
+ollama -v
+```
+
+### AMD GPU install
+
+If you have an AMD GPU, also download and extract the additional ROCm package:
+
+```shell
+curl -L https://ollama.com/download/ollama-linux-amd64-rocm.tgz -o ollama-linux-amd64-rocm.tgz
+sudo tar -C /usr -xzf ollama-linux-amd64-rocm.tgz
+```
+
+### ARM64 install
+
+Download and extract the ARM64-specific package:
+
+```shell
+curl -L https://ollama.com/download/ollama-linux-arm64.tgz -o ollama-linux-arm64.tgz
+sudo tar -C /usr -xzf ollama-linux-arm64.tgz
 ```
 
 ### Adding Ollama as a startup service (recommended)
 
 Create a user and group for Ollama:
 
-```bash
+```shell
 sudo useradd -r -s /bin/false -U -m -d /usr/share/ollama ollama
 sudo usermod -a -G ollama $(whoami)
 ```
@@ -63,47 +77,54 @@ WantedBy=default.target
 
 Then start the service:
 
-```bash
+```shell
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 sudo systemctl enable ollama
 ```
 
-### Install CUDA drivers (optional – for Nvidia GPUs)
+### Install CUDA drivers (optional)
 
 [Download and install](https://developer.nvidia.com/cuda-downloads) CUDA.
 
 Verify that the drivers are installed by running the following command, which should print details about your GPU:
 
-```bash
+```shell
 nvidia-smi
 ```
 
-### Install ROCm (optional - for Radeon GPUs)
-[Download and Install](https://rocm.docs.amd.com/projects/install-on-linux/en/latest/tutorial/quick-start.html)
+### Install AMD ROCm drivers (optional)
 
-Make sure to install ROCm v6
+[Download and Install](https://rocm.docs.amd.com/projects/install-on-linux/en/latest/tutorial/quick-start.html) ROCm v6.
 
 ### Start Ollama
 
 Start Ollama and verify it is running:
 
-```bash
+```shell
 sudo systemctl start ollama
 sudo systemctl status ollama
 ```
 
-## Update
+> [!NOTE]
+> While AMD has contributed the `amdgpu` driver upstream to the official linux
+> kernel source, the version is older and may not support all ROCm features. We
+> recommend you install the latest driver from
+> https://www.amd.com/en/support/linux-drivers for best support of your Radeon
+> GPU.
 
-Update ollama by running the install script again:
+## Updating
 
-```bash
+Update Ollama by running the install script again:
+
+```shell
 curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh
 ```
 
-Or by downloading the ollama binary:
+Or by re-downloading Ollama:
 
-```bash
-curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/download/ollama-linux-amd64.tgz | sudo tar zx -C /usr
+```shell
+curl -L https://ollama.com/download/ollama-linux-amd64.tgz -o ollama-linux-amd64.tgz
+sudo tar -C /usr -xzf ollama-linux-amd64.tgz
 ```
 
 ## Installing specific versions
@@ -112,15 +133,15 @@ Use `OLLAMA_VERSION` environment variable with the install script to install a s
 
 For example:
 
-```
-curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | OLLAMA_VERSION=0.1.32 sh
+```shell
+curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | OLLAMA_VERSION=0.3.9 sh
 ```
 
 ## Viewing logs
 
 To view logs of Ollama running as a startup service, run:
 
-```bash
+```shell
 journalctl -e -u ollama
 ```
 
@@ -128,7 +149,7 @@ journalctl -e -u ollama
 
 Remove the ollama service:
 
-```bash
+```shell
 sudo systemctl stop ollama
 sudo systemctl disable ollama
 sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/ollama.service
@@ -136,13 +157,13 @@ sudo rm /etc/systemd/system/ollama.service
 
 Remove the ollama binary from your bin directory (either `/usr/local/bin`, `/usr/bin`, or `/bin`):
 
-```bash
+```shell
 sudo rm $(which ollama)
 ```
 
 Remove the downloaded models and Ollama service user and group:
 
-```bash
+```shell
 sudo rm -r /usr/share/ollama
 sudo userdel ollama
 sudo groupdel ollama