DeepSeek has gone viral. In this guide, we’ll walk you thru every part that you must know to use DeepSeek R1 like a pro. While it responds to a prompt, use a command like btop to examine if the GPU is being used efficiently. Now configure Continue by opening the command palette (you'll be able to choose "View" from the menu then "Command Palette" if you do not know the keyboard shortcut). After it has finished downloading it is best to find yourself with a chat prompt while you run this command.