Kiwix Serve is a light-weight HTTP server for serving ZIM files, which are compressed Wikipedia offline data files. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps to install Kiwix Serve on POP! OS, the latest version of the popular Linux distro.
Before you start, make sure you have:
Open your web browser and navigate to the Kiwix Serve kiwix-serve/">download page. Scroll down to the Linux section, and select the appropriate download for your system:
kiwix-serve_x.y.z-1_amd64.deb for 64-bit systemskiwix-serve_x.y.z-1_i386.deb for 32-bit systemsReplace x.y.z with the version number, which is subject to change.
Save the download to a convenient location on your computer.
Kiwix Serve requires the following dependencies to work correctly:
libc6libcurl4liblzma5zlib1gYou can install them by running the following command in your terminal:
sudo apt install libc6 libcurl4 liblzma5 zlib1g
This command will prompt you for your password.
To install Kiwix Serve, navigate to the directory where you saved the downloaded file (usually ~/Downloads), and run the following command:
sudo dpkg -i kiwix-serve_x.y.z-1_amd64.deb
Make sure to replace x.y.z with the version number you downloaded.
This command will install the software on your system.
Once Kiwix Serve is installed, you can start it by running the following command in your terminal:
kiwix-serve /path/to/zim/file.zim
Replace /path/to/zim/file.zim with the path and filename of the ZIM file you want to serve.
By default, Kiwix Serve will start serving the file on http://localhost:8000. You can access this URL in your web browser to view the contents of the ZIM file.
You have successfully installed Kiwix Serve on POP! OS, and are now able to serve ZIM files over HTTP. If you encounter any issues, please refer to the official documentation for further assistance.
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