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The Automatic Updater
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To ensure you're always using the latest version of ownCloud Client, an
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auto-update mechanism has been added in Version 1.5.1. It will ensure
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that will automatically profit from the latest features and bugfixes.
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The updater works differently depending on the operating system.
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Basic Workflow
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Windows
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^^^^^^^
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ownCloud client will check for updates and download the update if one
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is available. You can view the status under ``Settings -> General -> Updates``.
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If an update is available and has been successfully downloaded, ownCloud
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Client will start a silent update prior to its next launch and then start itself.
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If the silent update fails, the client offers a manual download.
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.. note:: The user needs to be able to attain administrative privileges
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to successfully perform the update.
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Mac OS X
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^^^^^^^^
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If a new update is available, ownCloud client will ask the user to update
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to the latest version using a pop-up dialog. This is the default for Mac
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OS X applications which use the Sparkle framework.
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Linux
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^^^^^
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Since distributions provide their own update tool, ownCloud Client on Linux
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will not perform any updates on its own. It will, however, check for the
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latest version and passively notify the user (``Settings -> General -> Updates``)
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if an update is available.
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Preventing Auto Updates
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-----------------------
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In controlled environment such as companies or universities, the auto-update
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mechanism might not be desired as it interferes with controlled deployment
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tools and policies. In this case, it is possible to disable the auto-updater
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entirely:
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Windows
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^^^^^^^
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There are two alternative approaches:
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1. In ``HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ownCloud\ownCloud``, add a key ``skipUpdateCheck`` (of type DWORD) with the value 1 to the machine. This key
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can be manually overrideen by the same value in ``HKEY_CURRENT_USER``.
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2. In ``HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Policies\ownCloud\ownCloud``, add a key
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``skipUpdateCheck`` (of type DWORD) with the value 1 to the machine.
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Setting the value here cannot be overridden by the user and is the preferred
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way to control the updater behavior via Group Policies.
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Mac OS X
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^^^^^^^^
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You can disable the update check via a system-wide ``.plist`` file located
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at ``/Library/Preferences/com.owncloud.desktopclient.plist``. Add a new root
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level item of type bool and the name ``skipUpdateCheck`` and set it to ``true``.
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You can also just 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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Linux
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^^^^^
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Since there is no updating functionality, there is no need to remove the check.
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If you want to disable the check nontheless, open a file called
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``/etc/ownCloud/ownCloud.conf`` and add the following content::
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[General]
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skipUpdateCheck=true
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