Tiny Apocalyptic Time Tip ๐ŸŒโœจ

If you too feel uneasy about
the state of the world,
and you too worry about losing access to one of the greatest knowledge treasure of the internet,

Know that you can download an
offline copy of Wikipedia!

Here's how ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ‘‡

1. Download the free and open source software Kiwix (this will be your reader): kiwix.org/en/applications/

2. If you want smaller versions of Wikipedia, you can download them within Kiwix.

Within the app, go to "Categories" in the menu on the left, then browse to a topic/version you want. Scroll to the bottom for Wikipedia mini, for example. Click on it then click "Download" on the right :neocat_book:

3. Once you have downloaded a database, click on "Opened" on the left > database you want to search > "Open Main Page" on the right.

4. You can use the Search field on the upper-right to find topics like on online Wikipedia! ๐Ÿ”

5. If you want the full English version of Wikipedia (110GB), you might want to download it from the torrent file instead. Install a torrent client of your choice (I use Transmission).

Then, go to this page, click on "Download - 109.89 GB" blue button on the first result (size may vary overtime), then select "Torrent file": library.kiwix.org/#lang=eng&ca

6. Once you have the torrent file, open it with your torrent client to start the download. This is BIG! Be patient! ๐Ÿ“ฆ

7. Once the download is completed, open your Wikipedia `.zim` file with Kiwix!

8. Magic! ๐Ÿ“–โœจ

Extra Tip: You can download many other awesome knowledge files from the Kiwix Library! Personally, I also got the iFixit knowledge base! โš’๏ธ :blobcatrainbow:

Screenshot showing the application Kiwix with the open Wikipedia entry for Kiwix. Very meta.
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