How To Install nemo-owncloud on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install nemo-owncloud on Ubuntu 18.04. nemo-owncloud is ownCloud integration for Nemo

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nemo-owncloud on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is nemo-owncloud

nemo-owncloud is:

The ownCloudSync system lets you always have your latest files wherever you are. Just specify one or more folders on the local machine to and a server to synchronize to. You can configure more computers to synchronize to the same server and any change to the files on one computer will silently and reliably flow across to every other.

Nemo ownCloud is an extension that integrates the ownCloud web service with your Cinnamon Desktop.

There are three methods to install nemo-owncloud on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install nemo-owncloud Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install nemo-owncloud using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nemo-owncloud

Install nemo-owncloud Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nemo-owncloud using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nemo-owncloud

Install nemo-owncloud Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install nemo-owncloud using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nemo-owncloud

How To Uninstall nemo-owncloud on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the nemo-owncloud package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nemo-owncloud

Uninstall nemo-owncloud And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nemo-owncloud and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nemo-owncloud

Remove nemo-owncloud Configurations and Data

To remove nemo-owncloud configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nemo-owncloud

Remove nemo-owncloud configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nemo-owncloud configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nemo-owncloud

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nemo-owncloud package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.