Software bundles - MediaWiki
www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Software_bundles
From the page
Saved with the link. Notes from 2007 to 2016 are mostly the page's own words, so this is probably an excerpt.
Manual installation of MediaWiki can be painful and time consuming, especially for users lacking technical proficiency. Some users find it easier to get up and running with MediaWiki using a software bundle. These software bundles include some combination of operational system, AMP package, Mediawiki software, extension package and/or template package.