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The Automatic Updater
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To ensure that you are always using the latest version of the ownCloud client,
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an auto-update mechanism has been added in Version 1.5.1. The Automatic Updater
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ensures that you automatically profit from the latest features and bugfixes.
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.. note:: The Automatic Updater functions differently, depending on the operating system.
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Basic Workflow
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The following sections describe how to use the Automatic Updater on different operating systems:
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Windows
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^^^^^^^
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The ownCloud client checks for updates and downloads them when available. You
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can view the update status under ``Settings -> General -> Updates`` in the
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ownCloud client.
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If an update is available, and has been successfully downloaded, the ownCloud
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client starts a silent update prior to its next launch and then restarts
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itself. Should the silent update fail, the client offers a manual download.
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.. note:: Administrative privileges are required to perform the update.
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Mac OS X
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^^^^^^^^
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If a new update is available, the ownCloud client initializes a pop-up dialog
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to alert you of the update and requesting that you update to the latest
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version. Due to their use of the Sparkle frameworks, this is the default
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process for Mac OS X applications.
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Linux
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^^^^^
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Linux distributions provide their own update tool, so ownCloud clients that use
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the Linux operating system do not perform any updates on their own. Linux
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operating systems do, however, check for the latest version of the ownCloud
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client and passively notify the user (``Settings -> General -> Updates``) when
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an update is available.
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Preventing Automatic Updates
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----------------------------
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In controlled environments, such as companies or universities, you might not
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want to enable the auto-update mechanism, as it interferes with controlled
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deployment tools and policies. To address this case, it is possible to disable
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the auto-updater entirely. The following sections describe how to disable the
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auto-update mechanism for different operating systems.
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Preventing Automatic Updates in Windows Environents
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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You can prevent automatic updates from occuring in Windows environments using
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one of two methods. The first method allows users to override the automatic
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update check mechanism whereas the second method prevents any manual overrides.
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To prevent automatic updates, but allow manual overrides:
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1. Migrate to the following directory::
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ownCloud\ownCloud
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2. Add the key ``skipUpdateCheck`` (of type DWORD).
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3. Specify a value of ``1`` to the machine.
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To manually override this key, use the same value in ``HKEY_CURRENT_USER``.
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To prevent automatic updates and disallow manual overrides:
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.. note::This is the preferred method of controlling the updater behavior using Group Policies.
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1. Migrate to the following directory::
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\ownCloud\ownCloud
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2. Add the key ``skipUpdateCheck`` (of type DWORD).
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3. Specify a value of ``1`` to the machine.
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Preventing Automatic Updates in Mac OS X Environments
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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You can disable the automatic update mechanism in MAC OS X operating systems
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using the system-wide ``.plist`` file. To access this file:
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1. Using the Windows explorer, migrate to the following location::
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/Library/Preferences/
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2. Locate and open the following file::
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com.owncloud.desktopclient.plist
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3. Add a new root level item of type ``bool``.
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4. Name the item ``skipUpdateCheck``.
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5. Set the item to ``true``.
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Alternatively, you can copy the file
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``owncloud.app/Contents/Resources/deny_autoupdate_com.owncloud.desktopclient.plist``
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to ``/Library/Preferences/com.owncloud.desktopclient.plist``.
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Preventing Automatic Updates in Linux Environments
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Because Linux does not provide automatic updating functionality, there is no
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need to remove the automatic-update check. However, if you want to disable
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this check:
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1. Locate and open the following file::
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/etc/ownCloud/ownCloud.conf
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2. Add the following content to the file::
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[General]
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skipUpdateCheck=true
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