Tutorial: Installing Kiwix-serve on Elementary OS Latest

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.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have a few essential things:

• A running instance of Elementary OS Latest
• An internet connection
• A terminal

Step 1: Download the Kiwix-serve package

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 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.

Step 2: Extract the package

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.

Step 3: Move Kiwix-serve to the 'Opt' directory

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.

Step 4: Create a symbolic link

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.

Step 5: Start Kiwix-serve

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.

Conclusion

You've successfully installed Kiwix-serve on Elementary OS Latest. You can now serve Wikipedia content offline from your own server. Enjoy!