Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, OwnCloud is a web service that allows you to upload data via browser or by using a software client (similar to Dropbox, let’s say). ownCloud uses PHP and one of the following databases SQLite, MySQL, Oracle or PostgreSQL (you decide which db you install) and runs on all the operating systems that have support for at least one of this databases.
The latest version available is OwnCloud 6, which has been recently released. For a full list of new features and enhancemnets, see the official site.
In this article I will show you how to install OwnCloud 6 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Elementary OS 0.3 Isis, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Pinguy OS 14.04, Pinguy OS 12.04, LXLE 14.04, Debian Wheezy, Fedora 20, Fedora 19, OpenSUSE 13.1 and OpenSUSE 12.3.
Because it is available via repository, installing OwnCloud 6 on the listed Linux systems is easy. Follow the instructions for your system exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install OwnCloud 6 on Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17, LXLE 14.04, Pinguy OS 14.04 and Elementary OS 0.3:
$ echo "deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:community/xUbuntu_14.04/ /" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/owncloud.list
$ wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/xUbuntu_14.04/Release.key
$ apt-key add - < Release.key
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install owncloud owncloud-client
How to install OwnCloud 6 on Ubuntu 13.10 and Linux Mint 16:
$ echo "deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:community/xUbuntu_13.10/ /" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/owncloud.list
$ wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/xUbuntu_13.10/Release.key
$ apt-key add - < Release.key
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install owncloud owncloud-client
How to install OwnCloud 6 on Ubuntu 12.04, Linux Mint 13, Pinguy OS 12.04 and Elementary OS 0.2:
$ $ echo "deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:community/xUbuntu_12.04/ /" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/owncloud.list
$ wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/xUbuntu_12.04/Release.key
$ apt-key add - < Release.key
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install owncloud owncloud-client
How to install OwnCloud 6 on Debian 7 And KWheezy:
$ echo "deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/Debian_7.0/ /" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/owncloud-client.list
$ wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/Debian_7.0/Release.key
$ apt-key add - < Release.key
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install owncloud owncloud-client
How to install OwnCloud 6 on Fedora 20:
$ cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
$ sudo wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/Fedora_20/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo
$ sudo yum install owncloud owncloud-client
How to install OwnCloud 6 on Fedora 19:
$ cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
$ sudo wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/Fedora_19/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo
$ sudo yum install owncloud owncloud-client
How to install OwnCloud 6 on CentOS 6:
$ cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
$ sudo wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/CentOS_CentOS-6/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo
$ sudo yum install owncloud-client
How to install OwnCloud 6 on OpenSUSE 13.1:
$ sudo zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/openSUSE_13.1/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo
$ sudo zypper refresh
$ sudo zypper install owncloud owncloud-client
How to install OwnCloud 6 on OpenSUSE 12.3:
$ sudo zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/openSUSE_12.3/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo
$ sudo zypper refresh
$ sudo zypper install owncloud owncloud-client