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The Automatic Updater The Automatic Updater
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To ensure that you are always using the latest version of the ownCloud client, To ensure that you are always using the latest version of the ownCloud
an auto-update mechanism has been added in Version 1.5.1. The Automatic Updater client, the Automatic Updater ensures that you always have the
ensures that you automatically profit from the latest features and bugfixes. latest features and bugfixes.
.. note:: The Automatic Updater functions differently, depending on the operating system. The Automatic Updater operates only on Mac OS X and Windows computers; Linux
users only need to use their normal package managers. However, on Linux systems
the Updater will check for updates and notify you when a new version is
available.
Basic Workflow Basic Workflow
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The following sections describe how to use the Automatic Updater on different operating systems: The following sections describe how to use the Automatic Updater on different
operating systems:
Windows Windows
^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^
The ownCloud client checks for updates and downloads them when available. You The ownCloud client checks for updates and downloads them when available. You
can view the update status under ``Settings -> General -> Updates`` in the can view the update status under ``Settings -> General -> Updates`` in the
ownCloud client. ownCloud client.
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Linux Linux
^^^^^ ^^^^^
Linux distributions provide their own update tool, so ownCloud clients that use Linux distributions provide their own update tools, so ownCloud clients that use
the Linux operating system do not perform any updates on their own. Linux the Linux operating system do not perform any updates on their own. Linux
operating systems do, however, check for the latest version of the ownCloud operating systems do, however, check for the latest version of the ownCloud
client and passively notify the user (``Settings -> General -> Updates``) when client and passively notify the user (``Settings -> General -> Updates``) when
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To prevent automatic updates and disallow manual overrides: To prevent automatic updates and disallow manual overrides:
.. note::This is the preferred method of controlling the updater behavior using Group Policies. .. note::This is the preferred method of controlling the updater behavior using
Group Policies.
1. Migrate to the following directory:: 1. Migrate to the following directory::
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5. Set the item to ``true``. 5. Set the item to ``true``.
Alternatively, you can copy the file Alternatively, you can copy the file
``owncloud.app/Contents/Resources/deny_autoupdate_com.owncloud.desktopclient.plist`` ``owncloud.app/Contents/Resources/deny_autoupdate_com.owncloud.desktopclient.
plist``
to ``/Library/Preferences/com.owncloud.desktopclient.plist``. to ``/Library/Preferences/com.owncloud.desktopclient.plist``.
Preventing Automatic Updates in Linux Environments Preventing Automatic Updates in Linux Environments
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Because Linux does not provide automatic updating functionality, there is no Because Linux does not provide automatic updating functionality, there is no
need to remove the automatic-update check. However, if you want to disable need to remove the automatic-update check. However, if you want to disable
this check: this check, go to ``Settings -> General -> Updates`` and un-check ``Show
Desktop Notifications``. You may visit this tab anytime to check your update
1. Locate and open the following file:: status.
/etc/ownCloud/ownCloud.conf
2. Add the following content to the file::
[General]
skipUpdateCheck=true