Install ownCloud Desktop Client on Debian 10

Learn how to install ownCloud Desktop Client on Debian 10 Buster. ownCloud Desktop Client is a gui based ownCloud application that enables you to;

Connect to one or more ownCloud servers (HTTP or HTTPS) for viewing in a single UI

Browse files and folders in the native Finder or Explorer and share by name or link with a right-click

Automatically sync your latest files and folders across PCs & with other users and groups

Selectively sync additional folders from anywhere on your PC
Control default sync behavior for new files and folders, setting max file size for sync

Use the new activity tab to track server-side activities
Pause and resume uploads and downloads automatically
Configure proxies and throttle bandwidth for your use case

Admins can push notifications out to users through the desktop client.

If you need to install and setup your own ownCloud server, see our guide by following the link below;

Install ownCloud Server on Debian 10 Buster

Installing ownCloud Desktop Client on Debian 10

ownCloud is not available on Debian 10 Buster repositories by default. As such, the installation can be done by installing ownCloud APT repos or by using the DEB binary.

Install ownCloud Desktop Client via ownCloud APT Repository

To install ownCloud desktop client via ownCloud APT repository on Debian 10 buster, you need to install the repository first.

Install the Repository Signing Key

Run the command below to download and install ownCloud Desktop client repository signing key.

curl -fsSL \
https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:ownCloud:server:10/Debian_10/Release.key \
| gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/isv_ownCloud_server_10.gpg

Install ownCloud Desktop Client repository

echo 'deb http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/isv:/ownCloud:/server:/10/Debian_10/ /' \
| sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/isv:ownCloud:server:10.list

Run System Update

apt update

Install ownCloud Desktop Client

Next, install ownCloud Desktop client by running the command below;

apt install owncloud-client

Connecting to ownCloud Server using ownCloud Desktop Client

You can now launch your ownCloud desktop client and connect to your ownCloud server to synchronize your files and folders to local disk as well as upload files to your server.

Enter the ownCloud server address and click Next.