I wrote:

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Is there a convenient way to install XWiki Platform without all the extra Enterprise Wiki packages? I'm wanting to run an instance for a specific project, and I'd prefer not to distract users with all the wiki-related elements. I'm running Ubuntu and there only appears to be xwiki-enterprise deb package available.

Vincent replied:

You’re referring to UI right?

I guess so. The language on the XWiki website distinguishes "XWiki Platform" from "XWiki Enterprise". I want to be able to write applications consisting of Groovy and Velocity scripts that make use of the XWiki UI components, context and its authentication and authorization features, and I don't necessarily want a wiki, blog, etc.

One solution is to skip the Distribution Wizard at startup and then you install only the Extensions you wish to have, using the Extension Manager in the Admin UI.

Perfect, I think that's what I'm after. Thanks.

In the future, the idea is to propose flavors and to have a base flavor to make that even easier.

A base ("Platform"?) makes sense, but I'm not sure there's a logical need for specific flavours. Is there a great advantage over Platform + extensions? I can see the merit of supporting "packs" of interdependent or related extensions, but supporting multiple flavours sounds like a maintenance headache. But I'm seeing things through my own narrow view so maybe there's a better case for this from the more common usage patterns. Thanks, Bryn