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ollama - 💡(How to fix) Fix PowerShell installation script assumes Windows even though PowerShell is available on Linux and macOS [1 pull requests]

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The PowerShell installation script tries to install the Windows version and fails due to relying on Windows PowerShell specific features

>>> Downloading Ollama for Windows...
Invoke-Expression: Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is null.

I expected it to have at least detected non-Windows and showed where to install Ollama instead

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>>> Downloading Ollama for Windows...
Invoke-Expression: Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is null.
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The PowerShell installation script tries to install the Windows version and fails due to relying on Windows PowerShell specific features

>>> Downloading Ollama for Windows...
Invoke-Expression: Cannot bind argument to parameter 'Path' because it is null.

I expected it to have at least detected non-Windows and showed where to install Ollama instead

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