{"id":5903,"date":"2020-05-28T18:57:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T15:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=5903"},"modified":"2024-03-14T20:31:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T17:31:40","slug":"install-owncloud-desktop-client-on-ubuntu-20-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-owncloud-desktop-client-on-ubuntu-20-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Install ownCloud Desktop Client on Ubuntu 20.04"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In this guide, we will learn how to install <a href=\"https:\/\/owncloud.com\/client\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ownCloud desktop client<\/a> on Ubuntu 20.04. If you are using ownCloud server as a central file repository in your environment, chances are you might need something to help you synchronize the your files seamlessly between the ownCloud server and your desktop system. ownCloud provides a desktop client for this purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-rank-math-toc-block\" id=\"rank-math-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><nav><ul><li><a href=\"#installing-own-cloud-desktop-client-on-ubuntu-20-04\">Installing ownCloud Desktop Client on Ubuntu 20.04<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#install-own-cloud-desktop-client-via-universe-repos\">Install ownCloud Desktop Client via Universe repos<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#install-own-cloud-desktop-client-via-apt-repos\">Install ownCloud Desktop client via APT repos<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#connecting-to-own-cloud-server-with-own-cloud-desktop-client\">Connecting to ownCloud Server with ownCloud Desktop Client<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#related-tutorials\">Related Tutorials<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"installing-own-cloud-desktop-client-on-ubuntu-20-04\">Installing ownCloud Desktop Client on Ubuntu 20.04<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can install ownCloud desktop client on Ubuntu 20.04 via their Official ownCloud APT repos or via universe repos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install-own-cloud-desktop-client-via-universe-repos\">Install ownCloud Desktop Client via Universe repos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>To install ownCloud Desktop client from the Universe repos, simply execute the commands below;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">apt update<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">apt install owncloud-client<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"install-own-cloud-desktop-client-via-apt-repos\">Install ownCloud Desktop client via APT repos<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Execute the command below to install the ownCloud desktop APT repos signing key;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>apt install gnupg2 curl wget vim -y<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">curl -fsSL \\\nhttps:\/\/download.opensuse.org\/repositories\/isv:ownCloud:server:10\/Ubuntu_20.04\/Release.key \\\n| gpg --dearmor | sudo tee \/etc\/apt\/trusted.gpg.d\/isv_ownCloud_server_10.gpg<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the repository signing key is installed, install the repository itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">echo 'deb http:\/\/download.opensuse.org\/repositories\/isv:\/ownCloud:\/server:\/10\/Ubuntu_20.04\/ \/' | \\\nsudo tee \/etc\/apt\/sources.list.d\/isv:ownCloud:server:10.list<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Update your system package cache;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>apt update<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>The ownCloud Desktop client repos are now in place and you can install the client by executing the command;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><code>apt install owncloud-client<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"connecting-to-own-cloud-server-with-own-cloud-desktop-client\">Connecting to ownCloud Server with ownCloud Desktop Client<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the installation is done, you can launch ownCloud from activities menu;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1198\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/owncloud.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5916\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/owncloud.png?v=1590680496 1198w, https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/owncloud-768x160.png?v=1590680496 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1198px) 100vw, 1198px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the client runs, enter the ownCloud server connection address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The address should match the value of <code><strong>overwrite.cli.url<\/strong><\/code>&nbsp;parameter on the ownCloud server <strong><code>\/var\/www\/owncloud\/config\/config.php.<\/code><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"453\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/connect-to-owncloud-server.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5917\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Set the user login credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/owncloud-user-creds.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5918\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Next, configure your local folder settings.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"751\" height=\"554\" src=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/folder-settings.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5919\" title=\"\"><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Connect to ownCloud server and start synchronizing your files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That brings us to the end of our guide on how to install ownCloud Desktop Client on Ubuntu 20.04.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"related-tutorials\">Related Tutorials<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/configure-owncloud-openldap-authentication\/\" target=\"_blank\">Configure ownCloud OpenLDAP Authentication<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-owncloud-desktop-client-on-centos-8\/\" target=\"_blank\">Install ownCloud Desktop Client on CentOS 8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-owncloud-desktop-client-on-debian-10-buster\/\" target=\"_blank\">Install ownCloud Desktop Client on Debian 10 Buster<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-owncloud-server-on-centos-8\/\" target=\"_blank\">Install ownCloud Server on CentOS 8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/install-owncloud-server-on-debian-10-buster\/\" target=\"_blank\">Install ownCloud Server on Debian 10 Buster<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/how-to-upgrade-owncloud-9-to-owncloud-10-on-ubuntu-16-04\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Upgrade ownCloud 9 to ownCloud 10 on Ubuntu 16.04<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this guide, we will learn how to install ownCloud desktop client on Ubuntu 20.04. 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