.. _installing-linux: Installing the Linux Desktop Client =================================== The ownCloud Desktop Client is provided for a wide range of Linux distributions. The following table provides a list of Linux operating systems and the specific distributions on which you can install the Desktop Client. +------------------+-------------------------+ | Operating System | Distribution | +==================+=========================+ | CentOS (Redhat) | - Red Hat RHEL-6 | | | - CentOS CentOS-6 | +------------------+-------------------------+ | Debian | - Debian 7.0 | | | - Fedora 19 | | | - Fedora 20 | +------------------+-------------------------+ | openSUSE | - openSUSE | | | - Factory PPC | | | - openSUSE Factory ARM | | | - openSUSE Factory | | | - openSUSE 13.1 Ports | | | - openSUSE 13.1 | | | - openSUSE 12.3 Ports | | | - openSUSE 12.3 | | | - openSUSE 12.2 | +------------------+-------------------------+ | SUSE (SLE) | - SLE 11 SP3 | +------------------+-------------------------+ | Ubuntu | - xUbuntu 14.04 | | | - xUbuntu 13.10 | | | - xUbuntu 12.10 | | | - xUbuntu 12.04 | +------------------+-------------------------+ General instructions for how to install the ownCloud Desktop Client on any supported Linux distribution can be found on the `ownCloud download page `_. Linux Installation Methods -------------------------- You can install the ownCloud Desktop Client using either of the following three methods: - One Click Install (openSUSE and SUSE SLE distributions only) — Installs the ownCloud Desktop using a bundled installation package. - Adding the ownCloud package repository — Installs the ownCloud Desktop client using a Linux terminal and keeps it up to date using the distribution's package manager. .. note:: Manual command line installation requires that you perform the installation as root. - Binary package — Installs the ownCloud Desktop Client using a raw binary package. Installing the Desktop Client on Redhat or CentOS Linux Operating Systems ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To install the ownCloud Desktop Client on a Redhat or CentOS operating system manually: 1. Open a Linux terminal window. 2. Specify the directory in which you want to install the client. ``cd /etc/yum.repos.d/`` 3. Choose and download the client for your specific distribution: * Red Hat RHEL-6: ``wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/RedHat_RHEL-6/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo`` * CentOS CentOS-6: ``wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/CentOS_CentOS-6/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo`` 4. Install the client. ``yum install owncloud-client`` 5. After the installation completes, go to Setting Up the ownCloud Desktop Client. **Installing the Desktop Client on Debian 7.0 Linux Operating Systems Manually** To install the ownCloud Desktop Client on the Debian 7.0 distribution manually: 1. Open a Linux terminal window. 2. Download the client. ``echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:/ownCloud:/desktop/Debian_7.0/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/owncloud-client.list`` 3. Download the package lists from any repositories and updates them to ensure the latest package versions and their dependencies. ``apt-get update`` 4. Install the client. ``apt-get install owncloud-client`` 5. (Optional) Download the apt-key for the Debian repository ``wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/Debian_7.0/Release.key`` 6. After the installation completes, go to Setting Up the ownCloud Desktop Client. Installing the Desktop Client on Fedora Linux Operating Systems ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To install the ownCloud Desktop Client on the Fedora operating system manually: 1. Open a Linux terminal window. 2. Specify the directory in which you want to install the client. cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ 3. Choose and download the client for your specific distribution * Fedora 19: ``wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/Fedora_19/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo`` * Fedora 20: ``wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/Fedora_20/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo`` 4. Install the client. ``yum install owncloud-client`` 5. After the installation completes, go to Setting Up the ownCloud Desktop Client. Installing the Desktop Client on openSUSE Linux Operating Systems ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To install the ownCloud Desktop Client on the openSUSE operating system manually: 1. Open a Linux terminal window. 2. Choose and download the client for your specific distribution: * Factory PPC: ``zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/openSUSE_Factory_PPC/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo`` * **Factory ARM**: ``zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/openSUSE_Factory_ARM/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo`` * **Factory**: ``zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/openSUSE_Factory/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo`` * **13.1 Ports**: ``zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/openSUSE_13.1_Ports/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo`` * **13.1**: ``zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/openSUSE_13.1/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo`` * **12.3 Ports**: ``zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/openSUSE_12.3_Ports/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo`` * **12.3**: ``zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/openSUSE_12.3/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo`` * **12.2**: ``zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/openSUSE_12.2/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo`` 3. Download any package metadata from the medium and store it in local cache. ``zypper refresh`` 4. Install the client. ``zypper install owncloud-client`` 5. After the installation completes, go to Setting Up the ownCloud Desktop Client. Installing the Desktop Client on SLE Linux Operating Systems ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To install the ownCloud Desktop Client on the SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) operating system. 1. Open a Linux terminal window. 2. Download the client. ``zypper addrepo http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/SLE_11_SP3/isv:ownCloud:desktop.repo`` 3. Download any package metadata from the medium and store it in local cache. ``zypper refresh`` 4. Install the client. ``zypper install owncloud-client`` 5. After the installation completes, go to Setting Up the ownCloud Desktop Client. Installing the Desktop Client on Ubuntu Linux Operating Systems ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ To install the ownCloud Desktop Client on the Ubuntu operating system: 1. Open a Linux terminal window. 2. Choose and download the client for your specific distribution: * **xUbuntu 14.04**: ``sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:/ownCloud:/desktop/xUbuntu_14.04/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/owncloud-client.list"`` * **xUbuntu 13.10**: ``sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:/ownCloud:/desktop/xUbuntu_13.10/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/owncloud-client.list"`` * **xUbuntu 12.10**: ``sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:/ownCloud:/desktop/xUbuntu_12.10/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/owncloud-client.list"`` * **xUbuntu 12.04**: ``sudo sh -c "echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:/ownCloud:/desktop/xUbuntu_12.04/ /' >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/owncloud-client.list"`` 3. Download the package lists from any repositories and updates them to ensure the latest package versions and their dependencies. ``apt-get update`` 4. Install the client. ``sudo apt-get install owncloud-client`` 5. (Optional) Download the apt-key for the Ubuntu repository: * **xUbuntu 14.04**: ``wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/xUbuntu_14.04/Release.key`` * **xUbuntu 13.10**: ``wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/xUbuntu_13.10/Release.key`` * **xUbuntu 12.10**: ``wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/xUbuntu_12.10/Release.key`` * **xUbuntu 12.04**: ``wget http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:desktop/xUbuntu_12.04/Release.key`` 6. (Optional) Add the apt key. ``sudo apt-key add - < Release.key`` 7. After the installation completes, go to `Setting Up the ownCloud Desktop Client`_.