How To Install owncloud-client on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install owncloud-client on CentOS 7. owncloud-client is The ownCloud Client

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install owncloud-client on CentOS 7.

What is owncloud-client

Owncloud-client enables you to connect to your private ownCloud Server. With it you can create folders in your home directory, and keep the contents of those folders synced with your ownCloud server. Simply copy a file into the directory and the ownCloud Client does the rest.

We can use yum or dnf to install owncloud-client on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install owncloud-client.

Install owncloud-client on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install owncloud-client

Install owncloud-client on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install owncloud-client using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install owncloud-client

How To Uninstall owncloud-client on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove owncloud-client

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install owncloud-client on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.