How to Install and Uninstall kiwix Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: January 24,2025

1. Install "kiwix" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install kiwix on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                kiwix
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "kiwix" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall kiwix on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                kiwix
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the kiwix package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: kiwix
Architecture: amd64
Version: 2.0.4-3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/misc
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Kunal Mehta
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 1143
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libkiwix9 (>= 9.3.1+dfsg), libqt5core5a (>= 5.14.1), libqt5gui5 (>= 5.7.0) | libqt5gui5-gles (>= 5.7.0), libqt5network5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5printsupport5 (>= 5.0.2), libqt5webchannel5 (>= 5.6.1), libqt5webenginecore5 (>= 5.12.2), libqt5webenginewidgets5 (>= 5.14.1), libqt5widgets5 (>= 5.14.1), libstdc++6 (>= 5.2)
Recommends: kiwix-tools
Filename: pool/universe/k/kiwix/kiwix_2.0.4-3_amd64.deb
Size: 459080
MD5sum: 8151b2c1d97d1f18c71b975687177203
SHA1: 16f158b3e8f92969fb541011cf224ab95f8f022d
SHA256: 9921d09294b23b20009c9b209d8f09280a8c36370efea7c45106b55131796409
SHA512: 1057f534e38c3e68ab9fc2abbe2b00ec74d36198ef114525c05582d778d1fa2f8cbd0013967ca84bbda132cc7b125a0ef75e45492094c1f1f25669fee2530e76
Homepage: https://www.kiwix.org/
Description-en: offline Wikipedia reader
Kiwix is an offline reader and manager for online content
like Wikipedia, Project Gutenberg, or TED Talks.
Kiwix allows you to read and search through offline content
as they were online. Similar to a browser, Kiwix works with
the highly compressed ZIM file format.
Description-md5: 99bef679eabee2c0b77feae1a45d88ca