OpenSUSE 11.0 MindTouch Deki Package Installation

This installation guide is for package-based 32-bit 8.08.1 new installations ONLY. If you are looking for upgrade guides, please click here: VM / Non-VM 

If you are looking for instructions on how to upgrade from pre-Itasca versions, please click here: Upgrade Guide

Source code installation instructions (which can support 64-bit architecture) can be found here: Source Code Installation Guide

Add the MindTouch Repository

Enter the following command to add the MindTouch Deki repository:

# zypper addrepo http://repo.mindtouch.com/openSUSE_11.0/  MindTouch

Note: Installation of some dependencies may require interaction. Answer "yes" to all authentication/verification questions.

Install MindTouch Deki

# zypper install dekiwiki

After the install has finished, rename /etc/apache2/conf.d/deki-apache.conf.disabled to deki-apache.conf and change the ServerName in that file to match the hostname that you will be entering into the web browser to arrive at your wiki. This will allow the Apache virtual host to direct traffic to MindTouch Deki.

Install PrinceXML

In order to enable exporting HTML to PDF, PrinceXML must be installed by entering the following commands. During the Prince XML installation, change the default file location to /usr/bin/prince to allow it to be scanned during the web-based Deki setup:

# wget http://www.princexml.com/download/prince-6.0r6-linux.tar.gz
# tar xfzv prince-6.0r6-linux.tar.gz 
# cd prince-6.0r6-linux
# ./install.sh

To enable PrinceXML to utilize the fonts that Deki ships with, edit /var/www/dekiwiki/skins/prince.content.css and add the following lines:

@font-face {
        font-family: sans-serif;
        src: url("/skins/fonts/gentium-basic/GenBkBasR.ttf");
}
@font-face {
        font-family: serif;
        src: url("/skins/fonts/gentium-basic/GenBkBasR.ttf");
}
@font-face {
        font-family: monospace;
        src: url("/skins/fonts/gentium-basic/GenBkBasR.ttf");
}

Start the Services

First, start MySQL by entering:

# service mysql start

 Then, start up Apache by typing the following command:

# /etc/init.d/apache2 start

Congratulations! MindTouch Deki is now installed and you should be able to connect to "http://your_server/config/index.php" to complete the configuration.