Owncloud Applications - Revision history

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp) at 18:43, 8 September 2015

2015-09-08T18:43:37Z

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Manual Removal */

2015-09-08T18:42:22Z

Manual Removal

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Manual Installation */

2015-09-08T18:39:03Z

Manual Installation

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Disable/Remove an ownCloud Application */

2015-09-08T18:32:56Z

Disable/Remove an ownCloud Application

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Disable/Remove an ownCloud Application */

2015-09-08T18:19:08Z

Disable/Remove an ownCloud Application

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Manual Installation */

2015-09-04T20:20:37Z

Manual Installation

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Manually Installing/Removing an ownCloud Application */

2015-09-04T20:19:27Z

Manually Installing/Removing an ownCloud Application

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Manual Removal */

2015-09-04T20:18:32Z

Manual Removal

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Manually Installing/Removing an ownCloud Application */

2015-09-04T20:17:56Z

Manually Installing/Removing an ownCloud Application

Ken Neiser (aka northridgegrp): /* Disable/Remove an ownCloud Application */

2015-09-04T20:14:49Z

Disable/Remove an ownCloud Application

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 Initially an ownCloud instance provides a minimal set of applications after installation (Files, Pictures).
 Many applications are available as “one click” installations that are automatically downloaded, installed, and  “enabled” via the ownCloud administration user account. Other applications have to be downloaded from the '''[https://apps.owncloud.com/ ownCloud AppStore]''', installed, and "enabled" manually.
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 In order to allow multiple instances of different version releases of ownCloud on the same Amahi server naming changes to the main ownCloud application directory and database names have been implemented.
-* The location where the actual ownCloud application is stored has changed to "/var/hda/web-apps/owncloudx/html" (where "x" is the major release number). For example for ownCloud release version 6.0.5 the directory is now named "owncloud6".
+* The location where the actual ownCloud application is stored has changed to "/var/hda/web-apps/owncloudx/html" (where "x" is the major release number). For example for ownCloud release version 8.1.0 the directory is named "owncloud8".
 * The ownCloud database user ID, password, and name have changed in the same manner.

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 ====Manual Removal====
-Even though an ownCloud application is "Disabled" (administration user only) the application program code remains in a directory. Sometimes it may be necessary to permanently remove the application program code from the ownCloud instance. Additionally there are some ownCloud database entries that have to be removed also.
+Even though an ownCloud application is "Disabled" (administration user only) the application program code remains in the ownCloud apps directory. Sometimes it may be necessary to permanently remove the application program code from the ownCloud instance. Additionally there are some ownCloud database entries that have to be removed also.
 * Ensure that the application is "Disabled" in the Apps listing.
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 * All application entries in the ownCloud MariaDB database have to be removed this can done by using Amahi "phpMyAdmin".
 * In the database table "oc_appconfig", find all entries having the name of the application in the "appid" column.
-* Remove those entries.
+* Remove those entries. This step is '''extremely''' important especially if another version of this app is to be trialled later.
 * Now the application is permanently removed from ownCloud.
 <br>

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 '''Please Note:'''
-<blockquote>At times when the ownCloud Community has a new major version release (i.e. 6 to 7) some ownCloud applications may no longer function correctly under the new release. Usually the application author has not updated their software to be compatible with the new ownCloud release. However, it is possible to use an application version from the last "point ownCloud release" (i.e. 6.0.4, 6.0.3, ...) as a substitute until the author or ownCloud developer gets around to updating the application. In this case a download from GitHub will be required.</blockquote>
+<blockquote>At times when the ownCloud Community has a new major version release (i.e. 7 to 8) some ownCloud applications may no longer function correctly under the new release. Usually the application author has not updated their software to be compatible with the new ownCloud release. However, it is possible to use an application version from the last "point ownCloud release" (i.e. 8.1.0, 8.1.1, ...) as a substitute until the author or ownCloud developer gets around to updating the application. In this case a download from GitHub will be required.</blockquote>
 * Open a "terminal" window on the Amahi server and "su" to the "root" ID ( Linux administrator).
 *Download the ownCloud application. Applications downloaded are in a "zip" file format and should be extracted to a target working directory and not the ownCloud "apps" directory.
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 *Set the permissions for the application directory and its dependants:
 <blockquote>
-:Ownership: chown -Rv apache:users <owncloud application directory name>
+:'''Ownership''': chown -Rv apache:users <owncloud application directory name>
-:Priviledges: chmod -Rv 755 <owncloud application directory name></blockquote>
+:'''Priviledges''': chmod -Rv 755 <owncloud application directory name></blockquote>
 *Open a browser session, go to the ownCloud instance, login as the "administration user", and navigate to the Apps listing.
-*The owncloud application should appear in the section for uninstalled applications.
+*The owncloud application should appear in the section for disabled applications.
 *Click on this application name. Details for the application will appear on the right. Click on the "Enable" button to enable the application.
-*Navigate back to the "administration users" home and check the list of ownCloud applications available, it should be there.
+*Navigate back to the "administration user's" home and check the list of ownCloud applications available, it should be there.
 *Test the application to ensure proper functionality. If it does not work try an another early version of the application (remembering to manually remove the application first).

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 An ownCloud application can be removed from users by "Disabling" it. Disabling an application does not remove it from the ownCloud instance.
-*To Disable the application the ownCloud administration ID will have to be used.
+*To Disable the application the ownCloud administration account will have to be used.
 *Navigate to Apps listing then moving down the list of applications until the name "Bookmarks" appears. Clicking on the "Disable" button to disable the application.
 :[[File:oc_disable_bookmarks.png‎]]
-*The Bookmarks application is no longer available to users and is disabled.
+*The Bookmarks application is no longer available to users and is disabled. Notice the "Uninstall App" button? Clicking on this will completely remove the application from the ownCloud instance. This feature is available to "some" Approved and should be available to all Experimental applications (provided the developer set it up). "Core" applications cannot be permanently removed in this fashion.
 :[[File:oc_bookmarks_post_disable.png‎‎]]

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 ===Disable/Remove an ownCloud Application===
-An ownCloud application can be removed from use by "Disabling" it. Disabling an application does not remove it from the ownCloud instance. However, there is a remove feature provided.
+An ownCloud application can be removed from users by "Disabling" it. Disabling an application does not remove it from the ownCloud instance.
 *To Disable the application the ownCloud administration ID will have to be used.
-*Navigate to Apps listing then moving down the list of applications until the name "Bookmarks" appears. Clicking on this title. Details for the application will appear on the right. Clicking on the "Disable" button to disable the application.
+*Navigate to Apps listing then moving down the list of applications until the name "Bookmarks" appears. Clicking on the "Disable" button to disable the application.
 :[[File:oc_disable_bookmarks.png‎]]
 *The Bookmarks application is no longer available to users and is disabled.
 :[[File:oc_bookmarks_post_disable.png‎‎]]
-:See the following section for steps on how to permanently remove an application.
+:See the following section for steps on how to manually/permanently remove an application.
 ===Manually Installing/Removing an ownCloud Application===

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 :- The ownCloud Applications repository: http://apps.owncloud.com (Current versions for specific ownCloud release versions).
-:- The "GitHub" Developer repository: https://github.com/owncloud (Current and past versions of the applications are stored here).
+:- The "GitHub" Developer repository: https://github.com/owncloud (Current and past versions of the applications are stored in the "Releases" section for each application).
    For example, the "Bookmarks" application code past and present can be found at
    URL: https://github.com/owncloud/bookmarks/releases Notice the name "bookmarks"? <br>

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 ===Manually Installing/Removing an ownCloud Application===
-Some ownCloud (i.e. Experimental) applications are not listed on the applications listing in an ownCloud instance. Applications can be downloaded from the ownCloud Applications Store or "GitHub" developer repositories. Before downloading an application check the application repository to ensure that it is compatible with the target ownCloud instance.
+Some ownCloud (i.e. Experimental) applications are not listed in an ownCloud instance. Applications can be downloaded from the ownCloud Applications Store or "GitHub" developer repositories. Before downloading an application check the application repository to ensure that it is compatible with the target ownCloud instance.
 ====Manual Installation====

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 * Using the "ls" command again will show that directory is gone.
 * Close the terminal window.
-* All application entries in the ownCloud MySQL database have to be removed this can done by using Amahi "phpMyAdmin".
+* All application entries in the ownCloud MariaDB database have to be removed this can done by using Amahi "phpMyAdmin".
 * In the database table "oc_appconfig", find all entries having the name of the application in the "appid" column.
 * Remove those entries.