In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Wiki on Elementary OS Latest. Wiki is a lightweight, fast, and easy-to-use web-based wiki application that is ideal for small teams to collaborate on projects and documentation.
Before we begin, you should have the following:
The first step is to install the required dependencies. We will need to use the following command to install the dependencies:
sudo apt-get install python3 python3-pip python3-venv python3-dev libpq-dev
This command will install the necessary dependencies needed to run the Wiki application.
Next, we need to clone the Wiki repository into our system. We will use Git to clone the repository. Run the following command to clone the repository.
git clone https://git.mills.io/prologic/wiki.git
This command will clone the Wiki repository and store it in a directory called "wiki".
Now we will create a new virtual environment using Python's venv module. This will help us to isolate any dependencies specific to the Wiki application.
cd wiki
python3 -m venv env
This command will create a new virtual environment in the current directory called "env".
Activate the newly created virtual environment by running the following command:
source env/bin/activate
This command will activate the virtual environment, and your Terminal prompt will change to indicate that you are now in the virtual environment.
We need to install the required Python packages for the Wiki application. Run the following command to install these packages from the requirements.txt file:
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
This command will install all the required Python packages that are needed to run the Wiki application.
Now, we need to configure the Wiki application by creating a new config.py file. To do this, make a copy of the config.py.dist file provided and then edit it with your own settings.
cp config.py.dist config.py
nano config.py
In the config.py file, you should update the following settings to match your own environment:
SECRET_KEY = 'your_secret_key' # Change this to a random value
DEBUG = True # Change this to False in production
SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = 'postgresql://username:password@localhost/wikidb' # Change the database connection string to match your settings
Save the changes and exit the editor.
We need to create the database that the Wiki application will use. To do this, first, create a new PostgreSQL database by running the following command:
sudo -u postgres psql -c "CREATE DATABASE wikidb"
Next, run the following command to create the tables needed by the Wiki application:
flask db upgrade
This command will create the necessary tables in the wikidb database.
Finally, we can start the Wiki application by running the following command:
python3 wsgi.py
This command will start the Wiki application, and you should now be able to access it by visiting http://localhost:5000 in your web browser.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install Wiki on Elementary OS Latest. You should now have a working installation of the Wiki application, which you can use to collaborate with your team on projects and documentation.
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