Owncloud Applications
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Optional applications can help enhance ownCloud functionality. Some applications are available after the installation of ownCloud as “internal” in a “disabled” state. While other applications are “3rd Party” and are available as “one click” installations (from the ownCloud Application Store) that are automatically downloaded, installed, and “enabled” when from the ownCloud administration settings.
Applications internal to ownCloud are supported by the ownCloud project community where 3rd party applications are supported “as-is” by their contributing authors. Many 3rd party applications were developed for specific ownCloud release versions. In some cases an application may work in two ownCloud versions. The ownCloud “Apps” administration only displays applications that are rated as "core" or "stable 3rd party" for the installed instance of ownCloud. There are a large number of applications that are not displayed on the ownCloud "Apps" list but they can be independently downloaded and manually installed.
Please Note:
Like a lot software in the Open Source world when there is a new version release (ownCloud upgrades/updates), any "plug-in" or "optional" software components written by a "third party author" may not work as expected with the new release. It takes time for the third party authors to update their software components to work with the new release. So as they say, "Patience is a virtue".
Installing/Enable an ownCloud Application
Some owncloud applications are already included (Internal App) with the base installation of the software in a "Disabled" state. Once "Enabled" they are available to current ownCloud instance users. Other applications (3rd Party) have to be downloaded from the ownCloud Applications Store, installed, and "Enabled". The Internal App "Bookmarks will be used to demonstrate the installation of an ownCloud application.
- To Enable the application the administration ID will have to be used.
- Click on the Settings Menu item
- Navigate to Settings => Apps
- Moving down the list of applications until the name "Bookmarks" appears. Clicking on this title. Details for the application will appear on the right. Click on the "Enable" button to enable the application.
- Once the app is installed the enable button changes to a "Disable" button.
- Logout and login as a regular user. The menu will now show the app button.
- Click on the menu button for the app to execute it.
Disable an ownCloud Application
An ownCloud application can be removed from use by users by "Disabling" it. Disabling an application does not remove it from the ownCloud instance.
- To Disable the application the administration ID will have to be used.
- Navigate to Settings => Apps 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.
- The Bookmarks application is no longer available to users and is disabled.
- Even though an application is "disabled" it is not necessarily removed from the ownCloud instance. See the following section for steps on how to remove and application.
Manually Installing/Removing an ownCloud Application
As previously mentioned at the beginning of this page, many ownCloud applications are not listed on the applications listing in an ownCloud instance. Applications can be downloaded from the ownCloud Apps or "GitHub" developer repositories. Before downloading an application check the application repository to ensure that it is compatible with the target ownCloud instance.
