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This is the Kiwix '''Frequently Asked Questions''' (or '''FAQ''') page. If you don't find an answer to your question, please consider to read the [[Special:MyLanguage/Help|Help page]] or visit our [http://forum.kiwix.org Forum].</translate> | This is the Kiwix '''Frequently Asked Questions''' (or '''FAQ''') page. If you don't find an answer to your question, please consider to read the [[Special:MyLanguage/Help|Help page]] or visit our [http://forum.kiwix.org Forum].</translate> | ||
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Where can I find new content?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:4--> | Where can I find new content?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:4--> | ||
Kiwix uses the [http://openzim.org ZIM format]. We release [[Wikipedia in all languages|our own ZIM files]] which are available for download in the Kiwix library (in the software). You can also use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Book Book creator] on Wikipedia to generate your own ZIM files.</translate>}} | Kiwix uses the [http://openzim.org ZIM format]. We release [[Wikipedia in all languages|our own ZIM files]] which are available for download in the Kiwix library (in the software). You can also use the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Book Book creator] on Wikipedia to generate your own ZIM files.</translate>}} | ||
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* On GNU/Linux and with the console: split --bytes=2000M my_big_file.zim | * On GNU/Linux and with the console: split --bytes=2000M my_big_file.zim | ||
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Why is Kiwix not available for PPC Macs?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:2--> | Why is Kiwix not available for PPC Macs?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:2--> | ||
We do not have a PPC architectured Mac and this architecture is outdated.</translate>}} | We do not have a PPC architectured Mac and this architecture is outdated.</translate>}} | ||
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Is it possible to update a ZIM file?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:6--> | Is it possible to update a ZIM file?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:6--> | ||
It is not possible to update a ZIM file itself, but you may download a new ZIM file with updated versions of the contents.</translate>}} | It is not possible to update a ZIM file itself, but you may download a new ZIM file with updated versions of the contents.</translate>}} | ||
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How can I build a ZIM file by myself?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:8--> | How can I build a ZIM file by myself?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:8--> | ||
To export articles from Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, please go to their [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Book Special:Book]. For any other use case, this is unfortunately still too complicated (in short: parsoid needs to be [[mw:Parsoid/Setup|installed]], then [https://sourceforge.net/p/kiwix/other/ci/master/tree/mwoffliner/mwoffliner.js mwoffliner] + zimwriterfs). Please read [http://openzim.org/Build_your_ZIM_file this page] if you want to have some information.</translate>}} | To export articles from Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects, please go to their [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Book Special:Book]. For any other use case, this is unfortunately still too complicated (in short: parsoid needs to be [[mw:Parsoid/Setup|installed]], then [https://sourceforge.net/p/kiwix/other/ci/master/tree/mwoffliner/mwoffliner.js mwoffliner] + zimwriterfs). Please read [http://openzim.org/Build_your_ZIM_file this page] if you want to have some information.</translate>}} | ||
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How may I optimize the search engine index?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:10--> | How may I optimize the search engine index?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:10--> | ||
Launch the script "./kiwix-compact" (only available on GNU/Linux) and this should reduce disk use by almost 50%</translate>}} | Launch the script "./kiwix-compact" (only available on GNU/Linux) and this should reduce disk use by almost 50%</translate>}} | ||
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How to install a pre-indexed ZIM file on Mac OSX?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:12--> | How to install a pre-indexed ZIM file on Mac OSX?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:12--> | ||
Move or copy the "data" directory in "/Applications/Kiwix.app/Contents/". You will probably need to go to the Kiwix "library" to load the ZIM content.</translate>}} | Move or copy the "data" directory in "/Applications/Kiwix.app/Contents/". You will probably need to go to the Kiwix "library" to load the ZIM content.</translate>}} | ||
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Is there a user forum where kiwix users can exchange experiences and help each other?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:14--> | Is there a user forum where kiwix users can exchange experiences and help each other?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:14--> | ||
Yes, it is located at [http://forum.kiwix.org https://forum.kiwix.org]</translate>}} | Yes, it is located at [http://forum.kiwix.org https://forum.kiwix.org]</translate>}} | ||
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I have downloaded a ZIP file (pre-indexed ZIM file) but I can't unpack it, the file seems to be corrupted. What should I do?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:17--> | I have downloaded a ZIP file (pre-indexed ZIM file) but I can't unpack it, the file seems to be corrupted. What should I do?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:17--> | ||
Use an unpacking software which supports the ZIP64 format (ZIP format for big files), like for example [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-zip]. If this still fails, then your file was corrupted during the transfer, please restart the download using Bittorrent, then it will work.</translate>}} | Use an unpacking software which supports the ZIP64 format (ZIP format for big files), like for example [http://www.7-zip.org/ 7-zip]. If this still fails, then your file was corrupted during the transfer, please restart the download using Bittorrent, then it will work.</translate>}} | ||
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I can't copy Kiwix on my USB flash drive because the index files (*.idx directory) are too big.</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:22--> | I can't copy Kiwix on my USB flash drive because the index files (*.idx directory) are too big.</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:22--> | ||
USB flash drives are often formated using the FAT32 filesystem which can't store files bigger than 4GB. We recommend to use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT exFAT] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS NTFS] which can deal with big files and is broadly supported.</translate>}} | USB flash drives are often formated using the FAT32 filesystem which can't store files bigger than 4GB. We recommend to use [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT exFAT] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTFS NTFS] which can deal with big files and is broadly supported.</translate>}} | ||
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How can I launch Kiwix with a specific article?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:24--> | How can I launch Kiwix with a specific article?</translate>|answer=<translate><!--T:24--> | ||
You need to launch Kiwix from the command line using the -articleByUrl option. For example:</translate><source lang="bash">kiwix.exe -articleByUrl "zim://A/foo.html" bar.zim</source>}} | You need to launch Kiwix from the command line using the -articleByUrl option. For example:</translate><source lang="bash">kiwix.exe -articleByUrl "zim://A/foo.html" bar.zim</source>}} | ||
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