desktop apps

A hands-on 2026 guide to running AI locally on Linux: why offline matters (privacy, latency, cost, automation) and how to install/use four proven apps—Ollama (LLMs via CLI/API), OpenWebUI (chat UI), Whisper.cpp (offline speech‑to‑text), and ComfyUI (image workflows). Includes apt/dnf/zypper commands, paste‑ready examples, CPU/GPU notes, pro tips on sizing/security/benchmarking, and a record→transcribe→summarize pipeline to get started.