How to install Kiwix-Serve on MXLinux Latest

Kiwix-Serve is a lightweight HTTP server that allows you to serve ZIM files over the network. ZIM files are compressed copies of websites or other data that can be read offline, which can be very useful in areas with limited internet access.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Kiwix-Serve on MXLinux Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting, you will need:

  • MXLinux Latest: You should have a running instance of MXLinux Latest installed on your system.

  • Internet Connection: You should have an active internet connection to download and install the required packages.

Step 1: Download Kiwix-Serve on MXLinux Latest

First, we will download the latest version of Kiwix-Serve from the official website. To download Kiwix-Serve, go to https://www.kiwix.org/en/downloads/kiwix-serve/ and click on the download button to download the .tar.bz2 file.

Alternatively, you can use the following command to download Kiwix-Serve:

wget https://download.kiwix.org/release/kiwix-tools/kiwix-tools_linux-x86_64.tar.bz2

Step 2: Extract Kiwix-Serve

After downloading the file successfully, we will extract it to a Kiwix-Serve directory using the following command:

tar -xvjf kiwix-tools_linux-x86_64.tar.bz2

This command will create a new directory named kiwix-tools_linux-x86_64, where you can find the Kiwix-Serve executable.

Step 3: Move Kiwix-Serve to /usr/bin

Now, we will move the Kiwix-Serve executable file to the /usr/bin directory:

sudo mv kiwix-tools_linux-x86_64/bin/kiwix-serve /usr/bin/

Step 4: Install Dependencies

Before running Kiwix-Serve, we need to install some dependencies that are required to run it. You can install them using the following command:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install libicu-dev libltdl7 libssl1.0-dev zlib1g-dev

Step 5: Test Kiwix-Serve

Now, we are ready to test Kiwix-Serve. To test it, you need to have a ZIM file to serve. You can download a sample ZIM file from the following link: https://download.kiwix.org/demo/demo_en_all.zim

Download the file and move it to the folder where you have extracted Kiwix-Serve.

After that, run the following command:

kiwix-serve --port=8080 demo_en_all.zim

This command will start Kiwix-Serve on port 8080 and serve the demo_en_all.zim file.

Now, open your web browser and go to the following address:

http://localhost:8080/

You should see the Kiwix-Serve web interface and be able to browse the content of the ZIM file.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have installed Kiwix-Serve on MXLinux Latest and tested it by serving a sample ZIM file. You can now use Kiwix-Serve to serve your own ZIM files and provide offline access to your content.