How to Install Django-wiki on EndeavourOS Latest

Django-wiki is a powerful and extensible wiki engine written in Python, built upon the Django framework. If you're interested in installing and using django-wiki on EndeavourOS latest, this tutorial will guide you through the process step-by-step.

Step 1: Installing Dependencies

Before we can install django-wiki, we need to install its dependencies. Begin by opening your terminal and typing:

sudo pacman -S python python-setuptools python-pip python-virtualenv python-django python-markdown python-pillow python-pygments python-beautifulsoup4

This command will install all the necessary packages required by django-wiki.

Step 2: Cloning the Repository

Next, we need to clone the django-wiki repository from GitHub. Navigate to your desired directory and type:

git clone https://github.com/django-wiki/django-wiki.git

This command will clone the django-wiki repository to your local machine.

Step 3: Creating a Virtual Environment

It's best practice to create a virtual environment before installing any Python packages. To create a virtual environment for django-wiki, navigate to the cloned repository's root directory and type:

virtualenv env

This command will create a virtual environment named env.

Activate the virtual environment by running:

source env/bin/activate

Your terminal should now show (env) at the beginning of the prompt, indicating that the virtual environment is active.

Step 4: Installing Django-wiki

Now that we have cloned the repository and set up our virtual environment, let's install django-wiki. To do this, navigate to the cloned repository's root directory and type:

pip install -r requirements/optional.txt
pip install -r requirements/requirements.txt
pip install django-wiki

This command will install all the necessary dependencies for django-wiki.

Step 5: Configuring Django Settings

We need to tell Django where to find our django-wiki installation. Open the terminal and navigate to the cloned repository's root directory.

Copy the example settings file:

cp wiki/settings/local-dist.py wiki/settings/local.py

Open the local.py file with a text editor:

nano wiki/settings/local.py

Add the following line at the bottom of the file:

INSTALLED_APPS += ['wiki']

Save and close the file.

Step 6: Running Django Server

Now, we can start the Django development server by running the following command from the cloned repository's root directory:

python manage.py runserver

This command will start the Django development server on http://localhost:8000.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed django-wiki on EndeavourOS latest! You can now use the powerful and flexible wiki engine to organize and collaborate on your projects.

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