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# Installing and Using Llama 2 Locally

Step-by-Step Guide: Installing and Using Llama 2 Locally

## Step-by-Step Guide: Installing and Using Llama 2 Locally

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**NOTE:  if you don't have a Mac and you you can use Google because you can use Google collab to actually run this model in the cloud and you can interact with it.**

Download Llama 2: [https://ai.meta.com/llama/](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description\&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTVMemFQNnhSU05Bc1N4d3BTQWI0TmVhdy1yUXxBQ3Jtc0ttUmRoTmpMTV9lZExZWnNOTDQwclktRS1tZXhWbWxsM050c1paRWdFUXRSaTliZDRIZHAxbWNhS250MGpUSGVmOUVva0QtS0FLdzlTMWpWWDZBTUNQTXZfV0N0TUxTQUNCTFd2OWtHdUVLT0VQUWlJaw\&q=https%3A%2F%2Fai.meta.com%2Fllama%2F\&v=VYHwRs_RQLU)

Llama on PC: [https://github.com/jmorganca/ollama](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description\&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbFRCckpoYTAyYlpyX3RJZ19ibS1UWDF3MzBxd3xBQ3Jtc0ttY1VhNGxjZkpoQlRhN2NUNmVKdm1xYWJSTWRESnlfRGlRV0tGQVRLcnV1M29IUWd5cjg5QWtPcElFdno3TV9lWDRmZXo0eG92dXZCOC1kd1MyVmJYTFhQTk5HelNCYVBzaG9iUnc3eVpraUZXY2xUUQ\&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fjmorganca%2Follama\&v=VYHwRs_RQLU)

Llama 2 Colab: [https://github.com/camenduru/text-gen...](https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description\&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbjRzRmRqWUgzakpmRnN0QnN5RFdRdE5sS24tZ3xBQ3Jtc0tuc0VKSlJQUk96RzhOeXIwWFljVjZDSU92OXp6ZXp1aENIRG5PN3piUnJmdTRGeG5yMEw4QjlhcGpHU1pZZ1pqeFJLLW1oWTE5N2JnV1V2T0xpLWZMVldJbS1JMklib2p6eFVHaVltaVJrSEhxdmZVVQ\&q=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fcamenduru%2Ftext-generation-webui-colab\&v=VYHwRs_RQLU)

Chapters

[00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYHwRs_RQLU\&t=0s) The Hype

[00:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYHwRs_RQLU\&t=14s) Llama 2 Specs & Performance

[01:36](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYHwRs_RQLU\&t=96s) Meta & Microsoft, Bros?

[02:14](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYHwRs_RQLU\&t=134s) Llama 2 is "Show me the money"

[03:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYHwRs_RQLU\&t=180s) The White Paper

[05:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYHwRs_RQLU\&t=300s) Main Installation Part