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 7.0.4, which comes with a lot of changes:
- Added XMLWriter check
- Better deleted outdated previews
- Store storage credential in session only if needed
- Don’t disclose relative directory path for single shared files of user
- Password reset fixes
- Fix enable app only for a specific group
- fixing port configuration in trusted domains
- LDAP fixes
- Make group search case sensitive
- Allow admin to change users display name
- ldap performance improvements
- config.php can now be read only
- Several smaller fixes
In this article I will show you how to install OwnCloud 7.0.4 on Ubuntu 14.10 Utopic Unicorn, Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 17.1 Rebecca, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Pinguy OS 14.04, LXLE 14.04, Deepin 2014, Linux Lite 2.0, Peppermint Five, Debian 8 Jessie, Debian 7 Wheezy, Kwheezy, Crunchbang, Fedora 20, Fedora 19, CentOS 6, OpenSUSE 13.2, OpenSUSE 13.1 and OpenSUSE 12.3.
Because it is available via repository, installing OwnCloud 7.0.4 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 7.0.4 on Ubuntu 14.10:
$ 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 7.0.4 on Ubuntu 14.04, Linux Mint 17.1, 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 7.0.4 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 7.0.4 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
How to install OwnCloud 7.0.4 on Debian 8:
$ echo "deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/Debian_8.0/ /" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/owncloud-client.list
$ wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/Debian_8.0/Release.key
$ sudo apt-key add - < Release.key
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install owncloud
Optional, to remove OwnCloud 7.0.4, from either Ubuntu, Debian or a derivative system, do:
$ sudo apt-get remove owncloud
How to install OwnCloud 7.0.4 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 7.0.4 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 7.0.4 on CentOS 7:
$ cd /etc/yum.repos.d/
$ sudo wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/CentOS_CentOS-7/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo
$ sudo yum install owncloud
How to install OwnCloud 7.0.4 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 7.0.4, from either Fedora, CentOS or a derivative system, do:
$ sudo yum remove owncloud
How to install OwnCloud 7.0.4 on OpenSUSE 13.2:
$ sudo zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/openSUSE_13.2/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo
$ sudo zypper refresh
$ sudo zypper install owncloud
How to install OwnCloud 7.0.4 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 7.0.4 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 7.0.4, 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.
