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 7.0.1, which comes with a lot of changes:
- Set maximum width for notification so they don’t overlap the whole header
- Don’t preload videos on public sharing
- Fix preview size calculation under certain conditions
- Fix to always show all available versions in the versions dropdown
- Support WebDAV copy operation and make encryption aware of it
- Make sure to set the expire date if a date is set as default
- Improved link icon for better UX
- Fix rendering of blank template
- Only call exec if is is enabled by PHP
- Limit app menu icon size
- Show a warning in the personal settings and admin settins if the encyption keys are not yet initialized
- Always remove share permission if user is excluded from sharing
- Add OCS api call to set expire date for link shares
- Improved db schema migration for sqlite
- Don’t try to execute background jobs that no longer exist
- Improve look of search on mobile, save space in top bar
- Set core version after a successful update to make upgrade more robust of app upgrades fail
- Verify whether download URLs are valid
- Fix preview animation on uploading
- Prevent cron.php to trigger apps updating
- Fix remote share when remote server is installed at the root
- Fix files sorting
- Fix calendar import
- Fix gallery pause icon
- Several contacts fixes specifically for PHP 5.3
- Make updater more robust
In this article I will show you how to install OwnCloud 7 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Pinguy OS 14.04, Pinguy OS 12.04, LXLE 14.04, Deepin 2014, Linux Lite 2.0, Peppermint Five, Debian Wheezy, Kwheezy, Crunchbang, Fedora 20, Fedora 19, CentOS6, OpenSUSE 13.1 and OpenSUSE 12.3.
Because it is available via repository, installing OwnCloud 7 on the listed Linux systems is easy. Follow the instructions for your system exactly, in order to get a successful installation.
Installation instructions:
How to install OwnCloud 7 on Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17, LXLE 14.04, Pinguy OS 14.04, Elementary OS 0.3, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014 and Linux Lite 2.0:
$ 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
$ sudo apt-key add - < Release.key
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install owncloud
How to install OwnCloud 7 on Ubuntu 12.04, Elementary OS 0.2 and Pinguy OS 12.04:
$ 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
$ sudo apt-key add - < Release.key
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install owncloud
How to install OwnCloud 7 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
$ sudo apt-key add - < Release.key
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install owncloud
Optional, to remove OwnCloud 7, from either Ubuntu, Debian or a derivative system, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove owncloud
How to install OwnCloud 7 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
How to install OwnCloud 7 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
How to install OwnCloud 7 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
Optional, to remove OwnCloud 7, from either Fedora, CentOS or a derivative system, do:
$ sudo yum remove owncloud
How to install OwnCloud 7 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
How to install OwnCloud 7 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
Optional, to remove OwnCloud 7, from OpenSUSE or a derivative system, do:
$ sudo zypper remove owncloud
Usage instructions:
After OwnCloud 7 has been successfully installed on your system, open your browser and go to: http://127.0.0.1/owncloud/ or http://localhost/owncloud/ to access it.
There you will be asked to create a user and set a password. Do that and login.
