I get the following error: tar: Error is not recoverable: exiting now

TL;DR

The issue can likely be resolved by adding the --zstd option to the tar command to properly decompress the archive.

Guidance

• The error message tar: Archive is compressed. Use --zstd option suggests that the archive is compressed using zstd, which is not being handled by the default tar options.
• To fix the issue, modify the tar command to include the --zstd option, like this: tar --zstd -x -C /usr.
• Verify that the archive is properly extracted by checking the contents of the /usr directory after running the modified command.
• If the issue persists, ensure that the zstd utility is installed and available on the system.

Example

curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/download/ollama-linux-amd64.tar.zst \
    | sudo tar --zstd -x -C /usr

Notes

The solution assumes that the zstd utility is installed and available on the system. If not, it may need to be installed separately.

Recommendation

Apply workaround: add the --zstd option to the tar command, as it directly addresses the error message and is a straightforward fix.