Nextcloud: Install the Nextcloud Client

How-To: Nextcloud

27th November 2023

The primary function of Nextcloud is to store your files remotely so you can reach them from anywhere. You can do that from a browser:

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The Nextcloud Desktop Client gives access to your files from the desktop explorer, like Dropbox or OneDrive do. This will also create local backup of your files on your computer.

Install the Nextcloud client on Ubuntu 22.04

Source:
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-to-install-the-nextcloud-client-on-ubuntu/

Note: these instructions works for any Debian-based platform, including Mint and Kubuntu.

Open up a terminal window on your Ubuntu machine. Add the necessary repository and install instructions with the following commands:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nextcloud-devs/client

sudo apt update

sudo apt install nextcloud-client

That’s it, the client is installed.

Alternative Installation

You can also install it using snap:

sudo snap install nextcloud-desktop-client

This works on any Linux distribution with Snap installed. However, the version lags a bit behind the APT version and I had issues with infinite login loops the day after I installed the snap version (3.9.2).

Installation of The Nextcloud client on other OSes

Here is a link to the official download page for the Nextcloud client. You can find binaries for all common OSes there:

https://nextcloud.com/install/

Configure the Nextcloud Client

The Initial setup is very straight forward.

Step 1: Start Nextcloud Desktop, press Login and enter your URL to your Nextcloud Server:

Step 2: Grant Access for your device to reach your account:

Step 3: Now you get to choose where to sync, and what to sync.

And then your’e done. You can click on the little cloud icon in the bottom (Kubuntu) to see status of the synchronization:

Appendix

Bonus Content

Install the Nextcloud Browser Application

One thing i stumbled upon after I installed the Nextcloud Desktop Client is this, inside Brave Browser when clicking on the hamburger menu in the top right corner:

Note: You have to be on the tab with Nextloud to see this.

When installed, you get this external Nextloud app where you can administer Nextcloud, without opening the browser: