This installation guide is for package-based 32-bit and 64-bit MindTouch 2009 new installations ONLY. If you are looking for upgrade guides, please click here: VM / Non-VM / Package

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

Source code installation instructions can be found here: Source Code Installation Guide 

Please read the MindTouch System Requirements before installing.

Add the MindTouch repository

Edit the "/etc/apt/sources.list" file to add the following line : 

deb http://repo.mindtouch.com xUbuntu_7.10/

Type the following command to update your package indexes:

# apt-get update

Install recommended packages

Type the following command to install packages that will enable MindTouch's full functionality:

# apt-get install html2ps poppler-utils wv gs tidy links msttcorefonts cabextract

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

Install PrinceXML

To enable HTML-to-PDF printing, PrinceXML must be installed by entering the following commands:

# wget http://www.princexml.com/download/prince_6.0r6-1_i386.deb
# dpkg -i prince_6.0r6-1_i386.deb

Install MindTouch

Install MindTouch using the following command : 

# apt-get install dekiwiki

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

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