General ramblings about coding…
This is a quick guide on enabling GPU hardware acceleration for Ollama on AMD GPUs (using the open source amdgpu driver that comes with the kernel, not the proprietary AMD drivers). Supported AMD GPUs are listed here: https://github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/main/docs/gpu.md#amd-radeon It is sometimes possible to get GPU hardware acceleration working on Linux with AMD GPUs that areRead more about Ollama Running on AMD GPUs[…]
Java has a runtime (the “JRE”, or “Java Runtime Environment”) which is required to run Java applications. There’s also a “JDK” (“Java Development Kit”) which is required to develop applications in Java. There are numerous blogs out there that explain how to install Java from repositories. This blog post will detail how to download andRead more about Installing Java on Linux[…]
My parents bought me a TRS-80 model III when I was 13 years of age, and boy did I love my TRS-80! I quickly learnt how to code using the baked in BASIC language, and even familiarized myself with simple Z80 assembly language programming using the magic of BASIC’s “peeks” and “pokes”. I recall desperatelyRead more about Linux C/C++: Compiling and Linking Basics[…]