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  &lt;td colspan=&quot;2&quot; class=&quot;diff-lineno&quot;&gt;Line 1:&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;td class=&quot;diff-deletedline&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''&lt;span class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;MediaWiki&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;has&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;been successfully installed.&lt;/span&gt;'''&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;td class=&quot;diff-addedline&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;'''&lt;span class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Without&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Systemd&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;diffchange diffchange-inline&quot;&gt;Wiki&lt;/span&gt;'''&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;td class=&quot;diff-deletedline&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;−&lt;/td&gt;
  &lt;td class=&quot;diff-deletedline&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;== Getting started ==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;td class=&quot;diff-deletedline&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;td class=&quot;diff-deletedline&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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  &lt;td class=&quot;diff-deletedline&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;* [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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