System requirements by OS for local LLMs
What macOS, Linux, and Windows each need before you run a local LLM in 2026. Mac is the smoothest, Linux gives you the most knobs, and native Windows finally just works.
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Your first local LLM, start to finish
Install Ollama, pull Llama 3.2 3B, chat with it, hit its API, and fix the five things that break on a first install. You finish with a working local LLM.