With luck you should now have the latest version of Ubuntu installed on what will soon be
your cloud server. For this example, we are using the free cloud server software OwnCloud,
which is available for Ubuntu and numerous other Linux distributions.
You need to download and install the OwnCloud setup files. It’s an easy process and all handled from the command
line. So, click the Dash and open a Terminal session.
YOUR OWNCLOUD
Setting Up Your Own Cloud –
Part 2
With the Terminal open, enter the following:
cd Downloads/ && wget -nv https://
download.owncloud.org/download/
repositories/stable/Ubuntu_16.10/Release.key
-O Release.key. This will download the access key to the
OwnCloud repository. Once that’s done add the key with: sudo
apt-key add - < Release.key.
STEP 1You now need to add the OwnCloud repository,
where the installation files are held, with the
following command: sudo sh -c “echo
‘deb http://download.owncloud.org/download/
repositories/stable/Ubuntu_16.10/ /’ > /etc/
apt/sources.list.d/owncloud.list”. Then you need to
update the system with the new information: sudo apt-get
update. Now you can install OwnCloud with: sudo apt-get
install owncloud. Press ‘Y’ to install.
STEP 2The installation doesn’t take long and when it’s
done you are returned back to your command
prompt. You can minimise the Terminal for now.
Open up Firefox from the sidebar Launcher and in the address
bar enter: www.localhost/owncloud. This will direct you to the
newly installed OwnCloud portal. Enter a new Administrator
username and password and click Finish Setup. STEP 3You are now taken to the main OwnCloud
interface for the Administrator account you’ve
just created. You can close the ‘A safe home for
all your data’ window and then notice a pair of ready-made
folders, Documents and Photos. Before you create any new
users, open the Terminal again and enter: ifconfig. STEP 4Advanced Cloud Uses