From 08df80b91c830d7062e489e570516a99fd2e6d6e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: subnote <12504499+subnote@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:17:30 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] README - adding ubuntu prerequisites

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 README.md | 10 +++++++---
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,10 +15,14 @@ A lightweight, file-based community simulator that uses local Ollama to power au
 ## Quick Start
 
 ### Prerequisites
-
+1. **Install golang**
+    - Ubuntu24: `snap install go --classic`
+    - Requires `go version` >= 1.22  
 1. **Install Ollama**: Download from [ollama.ai](https://ollama.ai)
-2. **Start Ollama**: Run `ollama serve` in a terminal
-3. **Pull a model**: `ollama pull phi3:mini` (recommended) or any other model
+    - Ubuntu24: `sudo snap install ollama`
+1. **Pull a model**: `ollama pull llama3.1:8b` (recommended) or any other model
+1. **Start Ollama**: Run `ollama serve` in a terminal
+    - default 127.0.0.1:11434
 
 ### Running the Simulator