Installing Instiki on Elementary OS Latest

Instiki is a wiki software that is written in Ruby on top of the Ruby on Rails web application framework. It is a lightweight, easy-to-use, and customizable wiki that can be used for personal or business purposes. In this tutorial, we will teach you how to install Instiki on Elementary OS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before we start, there are some prerequisites that you need to have:

• A machine running Elementary OS Latest
• A non-root user with sudo privileges
• Active internet connection
• Basic familiarity with the terminal

Step 1: Update your system

To ensure that your system is up-to-date, open the terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade -y

This command updates the package list and installs any available updates.

Step 2: Install Ruby and its dependencies

Instiki is built on Ruby, so you need to make sure that Ruby is installed. Run the following command to install Ruby and its dependencies:

sudo apt-get install ruby ruby-dev zlib1g-dev libsqlite3-dev -y

The above command installs Ruby version 2.7 by default. You can check the installed version by running the following command:

ruby --version

Step 3: Install the Instiki gem

Now that we have installed Ruby and its dependencies, we can proceed to install the Instiki gem using the following command:

sudo gem install instiki

This command installs Instiki and all its dependencies.

Step 4: Run Instiki

To run Instiki, navigate to the directory where you want to store your Instiki wiki files and run the following command:

instiki

This command starts Instiki and runs it on port 2500 by default. Open your browser and go to localhost:2500 to access your Instiki wiki.

Step 5: Customizing your Instiki

Instiki is highly customizable, and you can change its appearance and settings. You can find configuration options in the config folder of your Instiki installation directory. Here, you can modify settings such as the port number, authentication, and file paths.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Instiki on Elementary OS Latest. Now that we have installed Instiki, you can start using it to create a wiki for personal or business purposes.

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