How to Install ownCloud on Linux Mint Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation of ownCloud, an open-source file storage and sharing platform, on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure your system meets the following requirements:

• Linux Mint Latest installed
• Access to the root user or an account with sudo privileges
• At least 1GB of RAM and 1GHz CPU
• Apache or Nginx web server
• PHP version 7.1 or higher

Step 1: Install Apache/Nginx web server

To install Apache, open Terminal and run the following command:

sudo apt-get install apache2

To install Nginx, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install nginx

Step 2: Install PHP

To install PHP and its required modules, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install php php-common php-mbstring php-xmlrpc php-soap php-gd php-xml php-intl php-mysql php-cli php-zip php-curl

Step 3: Install MariaDB database server

To install the MariaDB database server, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install mariadb-server

Step 4: Create a new database and user for ownCloud

Connect to MariaDB using the following command:

sudo mysql -u root

Run the following commands to create a new user and database:

CREATE DATABASE owncloud;
CREATE USER 'ownclouduser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'yourpassword';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON owncloud.* TO 'ownclouduser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EXIT;

Step 5: Download and configure ownCloud

Go to the ownCloud website, download the latest version, and extract it to the web server root directory:

sudo wget https://download.owncloud.org/community/owncloud-latest.tar.bz2
sudo tar -xvjf owncloud-latest.tar.bz2 -C /var/www/html/
sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/html/owncloud/

Create a new virtual host configuration file:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/owncloud.conf

Add the following code to the file:

<VirtualHost *:80>
  ServerAdmin admin@example.com
  DocumentRoot /var/www/html/owncloud/
  ServerName example.com
  
  <Directory /var/www/html/owncloud/>
    Options +FollowSymlinks
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
  </Directory>
  
  ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
  CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
  
</VirtualHost>

Enable the new virtual host and restart Apache:

sudo a2ensite owncloud.conf
sudo systemctl restart apache2

Step 6: Finish the installation

You can now finish the installation by opening your web browser and navigating to your server's IP address or domain name. You will be prompted to create an admin account and configure your ownCloud instance.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed ownCloud on Linux Mint Latest. You can now use ownCloud to store, share, and manage your files on your own server.

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