Delta

Delta is a local AI inferencing tool that brings powerful language models to your CPU. Built for accessibility and efficiency, it enables AI capabilities even on standard hardware.

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macOS

macOS 10.15+

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Windows

Windows 10, 11

Linux

Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, RHEL, Arch

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Installation Guide

Features

Local & Offline AI Inferencing

Run powerful language models directly on your CPU and utilize them completely offline, ensuring privacy and accessibility without internet dependency.

Integrated Search & Control

Interact with AI to search Wikipedia, GitHub, arXiv, the web, or local files, and control your system with natural language commands.

Distributed Inferencing

Distribute AI tasks across multiple local computers to enhance processing power and efficiency.

Prerequisites

Python 3.8 or later
Git
Sufficient disk space (at least 2GB recommended)
Internet connection for downloading dependencies

macOS Installation

Open Terminal

Download the installation script:

curl -O https://nileagi.com/delta-installer-v1-macos.sh

Make the script executable:
```
chmod +x delta-installer-macos.sh
```
Run the installation script:
```
./delta-installer-macos.sh
```

The script will: Install required dependencies using Homebrew, Set up Python virtual environment, Install Delta and its dependencies, Configure system-wide access.

Post-Installation

Restart your terminal or run:

For macOS/Linux:

source ~/.zshrc  # for zsh

source ~/.bashrc  # for bash

For Windows:
```
refreshenv
```

Verify the installation:
```
delta --version
```
Check system specifications and get model recommendations:
```
delta check
```
This command analyzes your system's capabilities and recommends the best models to download based on your hardware specifications.

Default Model

Delta comes with the deepseek-r1:1.5b model pre-installed. The model will be downloaded automatically during installation.

Updating Delta

Remove the existing installation:
```
rm -rf ~/.delta
```
Remove the system symlink (if created):
```
sudo rm /usr/local/bin/delta
```

Download and run the latest installation script:

curl -O https://nileagi.com/delta-installer-v1-*.sh && chmod +x delta-installer-v1-*.sh && ./delta-installer-v1-*.sh

Verify the installation:
```
delta --version
```

Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Permission Denied
- Ensure you're not running the installation script as root/administrator
- Check file permissions: chmod +x delta-installer-*.sh
Python Not Found
- Install Python 3.8 or later
- Ensure Python is added to your system PATH
Git Not Found
- Install Git using your system's package manager
- For Windows, Git will be installed automatically via winget
Ollama Installation Issues
- For macOS: Try brew install ollama
- For Linux: Run curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh
- For Windows: Use winget: winget install Ollama.Ollama

Getting Help

Check the error messages in the terminal
Ensure all prerequisites are installed
Try running the installation script with verbose output:
```
bash -x delta-installer-*.sh
```

License

Delta is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

Delta is open source - we welcome contributions from the community!

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