How to avoid a Torch error with Open WebUI/Ollama

handyman_hank

I'd like to get Open WebUI working with Ollama on Ubuntu 24.10, but installing it using pip and venv leads me to a torch error. Firstly, Ollama (0.6.2) is working: I can type /path/to/ollama list and see the 3 models I've been working with. Next, I follow the guidance in the error message after pip install open-webui , relating to the use of the APT package manager, and so I use venv: sudo apt-get install python3-full python3 -m venv...

Originally asked by user2023370 on Stack Exchange (stackoverflow) (CC BY-SA 4.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

Reinstalling torch using the following command (from here ) worked for me: (venv) $ pip install --upgrade --no-deps --force-reinstall torch I issued the above command from within my venv, activated via source /path/to/venv/bin/activate . The error message regarding torch then disappears.

Full answer by user2023370: https://stackoverflow.stackexchange.com/a/79541993 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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