Just do it
Like most people, I would think, I just want my IT to work and when it comes to downloading software I want to use a nice GUI to simply click and collect.
I’ve got to say at this point that I love Linux Format and have subscribed for a few years. I also love Nextcloud, but I would imagine that the several articles that you have produced on Nextcloud have put most people off ever using it. Go to this line, type that command etc. etc. Pah, I say.
All I’ve ever done is gone to the Nextcloud website and downloaded the latest AppImage version. Once downloaded I made that version executable. Then I opened Nextcloud by clicking on the now-executable AppImage.
The Nextcloud provider that I use is Tab Digital as they were the one offering the most free storage. They reside at https:// nd.nl.tab.digital. I then set up an account and followed the prompts. When it comes time to update to the latest version, which you will receive a message about, all you need to do is go back to the Nextcloud website and download again. All of this was done without a whiff of the command line and was on a Debian/ Ubuntu based system, but I can’t see why it shouldn’t work with any Linux flavour.
John M
Neil says…
Well that’s showing the so-called experts! Jonni and the like tend to favour the command line as it works on headless servers as well as desktops. But as you also mention, packaged AppImage (also Snap and Flatpak) simplify things for everyone. As always it’s the magic of open source that there’s multiple way of doing the same damn thing!