How to Install Wike Wikipedia Reader on Ubuntu 20.04 | 22.04 LTS

In this guide, we will show you how to install Wike on Ubuntu Systems.

Wike is a Wikipedia reader for the GNOME Desktop. Provides access to all the content of this online encyclopedia in a native application, with a simpler and distraction-free view of articles.

So you can find Wikipedia articles with search suggestions, either from the app or directly on the desktop thanks to the GNOME Shell search integration.

Features

• Open multiple articles in tabs
• Multiple languages
• Search suggestions
• List of recent articles
• Simple bookmarks management
• Text search in articles
• Article table of contents
• View article in other languages
• GNOME Shell search integration
• Light, dark and sepia themes

Install Wike Wikipedia Reader-APT PPA method

Follow the steps below to get started with wike Wikipedia Reader:

• Update your Ubuntu system packages with running the below command:

sudo apt update -y && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo apt install software-properties-common apt-transport-https -y

• ike Wikipedia Reader package is not available on Ubuntu base repository. So You can install it by importing PPA repos as shown below as follows:

#Stable
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1/wike -y

#Daily-Build
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:apandada1/wike-daily -y

• next is to run an apt update to reflect the new PPAs.

sudo apt update -y

• Finally, install Wike.

sudo apt install wike -y

Access Wike Wikipedia Reader

• Access Wike Wikipedia Reader through the command line by running the command

wike

• Also you can search on the system search bar by typing Wike as follows

• Wike Wikipedia Reader will be launched as shown below

How to Remove (Uninstall) Wike Wikipedia Reader

• Remove Wike Wikipedia Reader with APT Remove Method:

sudo apt autoremove wike --purge -y
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:apandada1/wike -y
sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:apandada1/wike-daily -y

Install Wike Wikipedia Reader -Conclusion

That’s it

Thanks.