Ubuntu PPA

The Kiwix Personal Package Archive (PPA) allows you to get the latest version of Kiwix and openZIM software on your Ubuntu system. Currently the following packages are available: kiwix (desktop client), kiwix-tools (includes kiwix-serve, kiwix-manage, kiwix-read, kiwix-search), zim-tools (includes zimwriterfs), and development libraries like libzim-dev, libkiwix-dev. It builds packages for Ubuntu bionic, focal, groovy and hirsuite on the amd64, arm64, and armhf architectures.

First, add the PPA to your system:

user@server:/# sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kiwixteam/release
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This PPA contains stable releases  of Kiwix and openZIM software.
 More info: https://launchpad.net/~kiwixteam/+archive/ubuntu/release
Press [ENTER] to continue or Ctrl-c to cancel adding it.

If the add-apt-repository command isn't found (it should be installed by default on most Ubuntu systems), you need to install it with sudo apt install software-properties-common.

Then, install whatever package you want in the standard apt way: sudo apt install <package>.

Browse the list of available packages and their versions.

Development PPA

A second PPA contains bleeding-edge packages built from the master development branch of each repository is also available. The usage instructions are mostly the same, just enable the repository with: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kiwixteam/dev.

It may take up to an hour for packages to be built and published in the dev PPA. Browse the list of available packages and their versions.

For pull requests not yet merged into master, packages can be downloaded as artifacts from CI.

See also

• Developer FAQ