fabien@debian2080ti:/media/fabien/slowdisk$ ls -lhS offline_prep/
total 341G
-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 103G Jul 6 2024 wikipedia_en_all_maxi_2024-01.zim-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 81G Apr 22 2023 gutenberg_mul_all_2023-04.zim-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 75G Jul 7 2024 stackoverflow.com_en_all_2023-11.zim-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 74G Mar 10 2024 planet-240304.osm.pbf-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 3.8G Oct 18 06:55 debian-13.1.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 2.6G May 7 2023 ifixit_en_all_2023-04.zim-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 1.6G May 7 2023 developer.mozilla.org_en_all_2023-02.zim-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 931M May 7 2023 diy.stackexchange.com_en_all_2023-03.zim-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 808M Jun 5 2023 wikivoyage_en_all_maxi_2023-05.zim-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 296M Apr 30 2023 raspberrypi.stackexchange.com_en_all_2022-11.zim-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 131M May 7 2023 rapsberry_pi_docs_2023-01.zim-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 100M May 7 2023 100r-off-the-grid_en_2022-06.zim-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 61M May 7 2023 quantumcomputing.stackexchange.com_en_all_2022-11.zim-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 45M May 7 2023 computergraphics.stackexchange.com_en_all_2022-11.zim-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 37M May 7 2023 wordnet_en_all_2023-04.zim-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 23M Jul 17 2023 kiwix-tools_linux-armv6-3.5.0-1.tar.gz-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 16M Oct 6 21:32 be-stib-gtfs.zip-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 3.8M Oct 6 21:32 be-sncb-gtfs.zip-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 2.3M May 7 2023 termux_en_all_maxi_2022-12.zim-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 1.9M May 7 2023 kiwix-firefox_3.8.0.xpi
but if you want the easier version just get Kiwix on whatever device in front of you right now (yes, even mobile phone assuming you have the space) then get whatever content you need.
The point though is having such a repository takes minutes. If you don’t have the space, buy a 512Go microSD for 50EUR then put that on, stuff it in a drawer then move on. If you want to every 3 months or whenever you feel like it, updated it.
TL;DR: takes longer to write such a meme than actually do it.
-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien103GJul62024 wikipedia_en_all_maxi_2024-01.zim# encyclopedia Wikipedia English with images and more-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien81GApr222023 gutenberg_mul_all_2023-04.zim# Project Gutenberg, book collection in multiple languages-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien75GJul72024 stackoverflow.com_en_all_2023-11.zim# StackOverflow, programming questions and answers-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien74GMar102024 planet-240304.osm.pbf# OpenStreetMap low resolution for the whole World-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien3.8GOct1806:55debian-13.1.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso# Debian base ISO-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien2.6GMay72023 ifixit_en_all_2023-04.zim# iFixit colection of guides to fix appliances-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien1.6GMay72023 developer.mozilla.org_en_all_2023-02.zim# Web development documentation-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien931MMay72023 diy.stackexchange.com_en_all_2023-03.zim# Do It Yourself Q&A-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien808MJun52023 wikivoyage_en_all_maxi_2023-05.zim# WikiVoyage, the version of Wikipedia for traveling-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien296MApr302023 raspberrypi.stackexchange.com_en_all_2022-11.zim# Raspberry Pi Q&A-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien131MMay72023 rapsberry_pi_docs_2023-01.zim# Rasspberry Pi documentation-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien100MMay72023 100r-off-the-grid_en_2022-06.zim# Off the grid documents-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien61MMay72023 quantumcomputing.stackexchange.com_en_all_2022-11.zim# Quantum computer Q&A-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien45MMay72023 computergraphics.stackexchange.com_en_all_2022-11.zim# Computer graphics Q&A-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien37MMay72023 wordnet_en_all_2023-04.zim# Graph of words in English-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien23MJul172023 kiwix-tools_linux-armv6-3.5.0-1.tar.gz# Kiwix to read .zim files-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien16MOct621:32be-stib-gtfs.zip# public transport database in Brussels, Belgium-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien3.8MOct621:32be-sncb-gtfs.zip# train transport database in Belgium-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien2.3MMay72023 termux_en_all_maxi_2022-12.zim# Termux, Linux tooling on Android, documentation in English-rw-r--r--1fabienfabien1.9MMay72023 kiwix-firefox_3.8.0.xpi# Kiwix Web Extension for the Firefox browser
By the way, there’s now a Wikipedia 2025 snapshot.
I am currently trying to fit that on my phone somehow. I wish I could just omit the index database at the end that can’t be split it seems. I have to keep it, but when it’s split up, it doesn’t work anyway (search is broken that way) (https://github.com/openzim/zim-tools/issues/295).
My phone can only do FAT32 for SD cards…
For 2024 Wikipedia, that seems to be around 18GiB of wasted space.
FWIW :
fabien@debian2080ti:/media/fabien/slowdisk$ ls -lhS offline_prep/ total 341G -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 103G Jul 6 2024 wikipedia_en_all_maxi_2024-01.zim -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 81G Apr 22 2023 gutenberg_mul_all_2023-04.zim -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 75G Jul 7 2024 stackoverflow.com_en_all_2023-11.zim -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 74G Mar 10 2024 planet-240304.osm.pbf -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 3.8G Oct 18 06:55 debian-13.1.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 2.6G May 7 2023 ifixit_en_all_2023-04.zim -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 1.6G May 7 2023 developer.mozilla.org_en_all_2023-02.zim -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 931M May 7 2023 diy.stackexchange.com_en_all_2023-03.zim -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 808M Jun 5 2023 wikivoyage_en_all_maxi_2023-05.zim -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 296M Apr 30 2023 raspberrypi.stackexchange.com_en_all_2022-11.zim -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 131M May 7 2023 rapsberry_pi_docs_2023-01.zim -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 100M May 7 2023 100r-off-the-grid_en_2022-06.zim -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 61M May 7 2023 quantumcomputing.stackexchange.com_en_all_2022-11.zim -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 45M May 7 2023 computergraphics.stackexchange.com_en_all_2022-11.zim -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 37M May 7 2023 wordnet_en_all_2023-04.zim -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 23M Jul 17 2023 kiwix-tools_linux-armv6-3.5.0-1.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 16M Oct 6 21:32 be-stib-gtfs.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 3.8M Oct 6 21:32 be-sncb-gtfs.zip -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 2.3M May 7 2023 termux_en_all_maxi_2022-12.zim -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 1.9M May 7 2023 kiwix-firefox_3.8.0.xpibut if you want the easier version just get Kiwix on whatever device in front of you right now (yes, even mobile phone assuming you have the space) then get whatever content you need.
If need a bit of help I recorded TechSovereignty at home, episode 11 - Offline Wikipedia, Kiwix and checksums with a friend just 3 weeks ago.
I also wrote randomly update https://fabien.benetou.fr/Content/Vademecum and coded https://git.benetou.fr/utopiah/offline-octopus but tbh KDE-Connect is much better now.
The point though is having such a repository takes minutes. If you don’t have the space, buy a 512Go microSD for 50EUR then put that on, stuff it in a drawer then move on. If you want to every 3 months or whenever you feel like it, updated it.
TL;DR: takes longer to write such a meme than actually do it.
Whoa, what are all those things you have?
Commenting inline :
-rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 103G Jul 6 2024 wikipedia_en_all_maxi_2024-01.zim # encyclopedia Wikipedia English with images and more -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 81G Apr 22 2023 gutenberg_mul_all_2023-04.zim # Project Gutenberg, book collection in multiple languages -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 75G Jul 7 2024 stackoverflow.com_en_all_2023-11.zim # StackOverflow, programming questions and answers -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 74G Mar 10 2024 planet-240304.osm.pbf # OpenStreetMap low resolution for the whole World -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 3.8G Oct 18 06:55 debian-13.1.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso # Debian base ISO -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 2.6G May 7 2023 ifixit_en_all_2023-04.zim # iFixit colection of guides to fix appliances -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 1.6G May 7 2023 developer.mozilla.org_en_all_2023-02.zim # Web development documentation -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 931M May 7 2023 diy.stackexchange.com_en_all_2023-03.zim # Do It Yourself Q&A -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 808M Jun 5 2023 wikivoyage_en_all_maxi_2023-05.zim # WikiVoyage, the version of Wikipedia for traveling -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 296M Apr 30 2023 raspberrypi.stackexchange.com_en_all_2022-11.zim # Raspberry Pi Q&A -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 131M May 7 2023 rapsberry_pi_docs_2023-01.zim # Rasspberry Pi documentation -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 100M May 7 2023 100r-off-the-grid_en_2022-06.zim # Off the grid documents -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 61M May 7 2023 quantumcomputing.stackexchange.com_en_all_2022-11.zim # Quantum computer Q&A -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 45M May 7 2023 computergraphics.stackexchange.com_en_all_2022-11.zim # Computer graphics Q&A -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 37M May 7 2023 wordnet_en_all_2023-04.zim # Graph of words in English -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 23M Jul 17 2023 kiwix-tools_linux-armv6-3.5.0-1.tar.gz # Kiwix to read .zim files -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 16M Oct 6 21:32 be-stib-gtfs.zip # public transport database in Brussels, Belgium -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 3.8M Oct 6 21:32 be-sncb-gtfs.zip # train transport database in Belgium -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 2.3M May 7 2023 termux_en_all_maxi_2022-12.zim # Termux, Linux tooling on Android, documentation in English -rw-r--r-- 1 fabien fabien 1.9M May 7 2023 kiwix-firefox_3.8.0.xpi # Kiwix Web Extension for the Firefox browserBy the way, there’s now a Wikipedia 2025 snapshot.
I am currently trying to fit that on my phone somehow. I wish I could just omit the index database at the end that can’t be split it seems. I have to keep it, but when it’s split up, it doesn’t work anyway (search is broken that way) (https://github.com/openzim/zim-tools/issues/295).
My phone can only do FAT32 for SD cards…
For 2024 Wikipedia, that seems to be around 18GiB of wasted space.
Thanks, updating (~20min) accordingly.
FWIW I have a CMF Nothing 1 and I can put a 500Go microSD in it.