Kiwix-serve is a software package that allows users to serve Wikipedia content offline. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Kiwix-serve on Elementary OS Latest.
Before we begin, make sure that you have a few essential things:
The first step in installing Kiwix-serve on Elementary OS is to download the package from the official website. To do this, open your browser and navigate to the Kiwix website kiwix-serve/">https://www.kiwix.org/en/downloads/kiwix-serve/.
On the Kiwix-serve page, select the version that is compatible with your version of Elementary OS, and download it to your system.
Once the download is complete, navigate to the directory where you saved the Kiwix-serve package. Right-click on the package icon and select Extract Here.
Next, we need to move the Kiwix-serve folder to the /opt directory. To do this, open your terminal and run the following command:
sudo mv ~/Downloads/kiwix-serve /opt
This command will move the Kiwix-serve folder to the /opt directory.
We now need to create a symbolic link to allow us to run the Kiwix-serve command from the terminal.
To do this, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo ln -s /opt/kiwix-serve/kiwix-serve /usr/local/bin/kiwix-serve
This command will create a symbolic link pointing to the kiwix-serve executable in the /usr/local/bin directory.
With the symbolic link in place, we can now start Kiwix-serve. To do this, run the following command:
kiwix-serve
This command will start the Kiwix-serve server, which will be accessible at http://localhost:8000.
You've successfully installed Kiwix-serve on Elementary OS Latest. You can now serve Wikipedia content offline from your own server. Enjoy!
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