nextcloud-desktop/doc/installing-linux.rst

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.