Picking and Pulling Models
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Understanding How Models Are Stored
After pulling, you can verify the manifest of the model:
# Install jq if needed
# apt install jq
# The path to the models library
MODELS_LIBRARY=${HOME}/.ollama/models/manifests/registry.ollama.ai/library
# Depending on your installation,
# you might need to adjust the path:
# MODELS_LIBRARY=/usr/share/ollama/.ollama/models/manifests/registry.ollama.ai/library
# Print the manifest
cat $MODELS_LIBRARY/granite3.3/2b | \
jq
This should show a JSON object that looks like this:
{
"schemaVersion": 2,
"mediaType": "application/vnd.docker.distribution.manifest.v2+json",
"config": {
"mediaType": "application/vnd.docker.container.image.v1+json",
"digest": "sha256:f9ed2..",
"size": 417
},
"layers": [
{
"mediaType": "application/vnd.ollama.image.model",
"digest": "sha256:ac71e..",
"size": 1545303328,
"from": "/Users/ollama/.ollama/models/blobs/sha256-ac71e.."
},
{
"mediaType": "application/vnd.ollama.image.template",
"digest": "sha256:3da071..",
"size": 6560Local AI Engineering with Ollama
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