How To Install kiwix-tools on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install kiwix-tools on Ubuntu.
What is kiwix-tools
kiwix-tools is:
kiwix-tools is a collection of various command-line tools used to help users interact with and manage ZIM files. It includes:
- kiwix-serve is a standalone HTTP server for serving ZIM files over the network.
- kiwix-manage allows one to manage the content of the Kiwix library (an XML file listing available ZIM files).
- kiwix-read allows for reading ZIM files from the command-line.
- kiwix-search allows one to find articles in a ZIM file using fulltext search patterns.
There are three methods to install kiwix-tools on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install kiwix-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install kiwix-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install kiwix-tools
Install kiwix-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install kiwix-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install kiwix-tools
Install kiwix-tools Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install kiwix-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install kiwix-tools
How To Uninstall kiwix-tools on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the kiwix-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove kiwix-tools
Uninstall kiwix-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall kiwix-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove kiwix-tools
Remove kiwix-tools Configurations and Data
To remove kiwix-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge kiwix-tools
Remove kiwix-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove kiwix-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge kiwix-tools
Dependencies
kiwix-tools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install kiwix-tools package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.