Let’s explain How to install Depseek on your computerto be able to use it whenever you want. There are several ways to do it, but we will try to turn to one of the simplest that is possibleand that works with both Windows and Macos and Gnu Linux.
For that, we will resort to A program called Ollamaand that serves to install different artificial intelligence models and launch them on your computer. Among them is Deepseek. It is installed as a normal application, although its use is a bit different.
His great peculia is that It works from the internal console of your operating systemboth Windows and Macos or GNU/Linux. This can be a bit confusing, although simplifying its use to the maximum. In fact, you just have to install the app and write a command to start working.
The positive part of this is that You will be able to use Depseek even without connection to the Internet, since it will be working internally on your computer. And the negative part is that you cannot search the Internet, at least with this R1 model that we are going to install.
Install Depseek on your PC


The first thing you have to do is enter the Ollana website, which is a program that serves to install and run several artificial intelligence models locally. For this, enter Ollama.comand click on the button Download That will appear.


Now, you will go to the page where you have to Choose the operating system for which you want to lower the program. Once you have chosen it, click on the button Download. By default the web will show the system you are using, but you can download the executable of any other.


When you download it, it launches the installation program. Install Ollama is very simple, you just have to click on the next button on the presentation screen, and then click on the button Install On the installation screen.


Now comes the only one a bit complex. Once installed, you have to launch the Ollama application. Apparently nothing will happen, nothing will open. At this point, with Ollama operating you have to open the terminal of your operating system, the system symbol in Windows. There, you have to Write the code to install or execute Deepseek. Is the following:
- OLLAMA PULL DEPEEEK-R1: 8B: This only discharges Deepseek R1 in its 8B version. This version is somewhat bigger than the lower ones, but it is much more effective.
- Ollama Run Deepseek-R1: 8b: This installs and launches Deepseek R1 in version 8b or in which you choose.
The installation process is several gigabytes, about 5, and The lot or little that will depend on your connection to the Internet. Once installed, in the case of having used the command Run You can start using it.
How to use Deepseek on your PC


After doing the installation, you just have to Use the command Ollama Run Deepseek-R1: 8b In the terminal of your computer having the Open Open program. Version 8b can change it for another one available here: ollama.com/library/deepseek-r1/tags.
When you set the program, in your computer’s command line you can Write the prompt you want Throw Deepseek, and after a few seconds the answer will begin to generate. If you write in Spanish, possibly answer you in the same language, although your trend will be to use English. If you respond in English, you can always mention in the Prompt That he answers in Spanish.


The Deepseek R1 model is specialized in reasoning. Therefore, when you write a prompt, Before receiving the answer you can see your reasoning Among the labels


When you want to stop using ollama with Depseekthen you will have to write the command /Byeand will return you to the default terminal. If you write /? It will show you other commands you can use.
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