Here's how to install MediaWiki on a desktop computer running Debian 13 (Trixie). These instructions are partially based on the Running MediaWiki on Debian or Ubuntu instructions from the MediaWiki Wiki. I've extended these instructions to show you how to configure MediaWiki to use SQLite1 and create your first page. I've tested these instructions on a Debian 13 VM with Gnome on UTM on macOS Sequioa. The installation consists of 3 steps: Configure Apache HTTP server Download and unpack MediaWiki Configure MediaWiki Configure Apache HTTP server Here, you'll configure the Apache HTTP server on your computer to work with PHP files and display MediaWiki correctly. Open the Gnome Terminal. Open a terminal on your Debian 13 desktop computer Open in new tab (full image size 95 KiB) Check if your operating system's packages are up to date by running the following two commands: $ sudo apt update $ sudo apt upgrade When you run commands with sudo in front of them, Debian prompts you for your…
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