Ollama Updater
Skill by newolf20000
Why use this skill?
Efficiently install and update Ollama with built-in resume capability. Perfect for unreliable networks with automatic retries and GPU driver detection.
Install via CLI (Recommended)
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/newolf20000/ollama-updaterWhat This Skill Does
The Ollama Updater is a robust utility designed to handle the installation and maintenance of the Ollama AI platform. Unlike standard installation scripts that often fail due to network instability, this tool implements advanced resume capabilities. It leverages curl's byte-range retrieval to allow for interrupted downloads to pick up exactly where they left off, ensuring a frictionless installation experience even on poor or throttled connections. Beyond simple installation, the skill automatically detects system architecture, manages GPU driver requirements for NVIDIA/AMD, cleans up legacy version files, and integrates systemd configurations for production-ready deployments.
Installation
To install this skill using the ClawHub ecosystem, simply run the following command in your terminal:
clawhub install openclaw/skills/skills/newolf20000/ollama-updater
Ensure that you have curl and zstd installed on your system, as these are critical dependencies for the decompression and download management logic.
Use Cases
This skill is ideal for developers and AI engineers working in environments with unreliable internet, such as remote offices or regions with bandwidth throttling. It is also perfect for automated CI/CD pipelines where system environment consistency is required. Because it supports manual version overriding via environment variables, it is the standard choice for researchers who need to pin specific Ollama versions to ensure compatibility with local model quantization formats.
Example Prompts
- "OpenClaw, update my Ollama installation to version 0.5.7 and ensure my GPU drivers are configured correctly."
- "I'm getting a timeout while installing Ollama; can you run the ollama-updater skill to complete the interrupted download?"
- "Please clean up old Ollama files and re-install the latest version using the resume-enabled updater."
Tips & Limitations
To ensure the best results, always run the skill with sudo permissions if performing a system-wide installation, as it modifies systemd services and binaries. If you encounter zstd-related errors, verify that zstd is installed via your system package manager (apt, dnf, or pacman). Note that this tool specifically targets Linux and macOS environments; Windows support is currently limited. If a download continues to fail repeatedly, verify your network connectivity and ensure the storage directory has sufficient write permissions.
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Find the right skillPaste this into your clawhub.json to enable this plugin.
{
"plugins": {
"official-newolf20000-ollama-updater": {
"enabled": true,
"auto_update": true
}
}
}Tags(AI)
Flags: network-access, file-write, file-read, code-execution