[Owncloud] Following owncloud installation instructions results in failed installation on fresh Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

[Randolph Carter]

Sounds like you're using outdated installation instructions; the newest 
ones can be found here:
http://doc.owncloud.org[/server/4.5/admin_manual/installation.html].
At least the package list is updated there already.

Best regards,
Randolph


On 15.01.2013 13:12, Bjorn Madsen wrote:
> Hello OC-team
> I've taken a clean Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS image in virtualbox 
> (downloaded
> yesterday), in attempt to repeat the installation instructions with 
> rigour
> The server has OpenSSH server and LAMP server installed, and I ssh to 
> it.
> LTS 12.04 has owncloud 3 installed, which does not contain all wanted
> features.
>
> When issuing the first command:
> *sudo apt-get install apache2 php5 php5-json php-xml php-mbstring 
> php5-zip
> php5-gd*
> I receive the following error messages:
> *Note, selecting 'php-common' instead of 'php-json'*
> *E: Unable to locate package php-xml*
> *E: Unable to locate package php-mbstring
> *
> *E: Unable to locate package php5-zip*
>
> proceeding with:
> *sudo apt-get install php5-sqlite curl libcurl3 libcurl3-dev 
> php5-curl
> php-pdo*
> Returns the following messages:
> *Note, selecting 'libcurl4-openssl-dev' instead of 'libcurl3-dev'*
> *E: Unable to locate package php-pdo*
>
> In combination, with step 2.1:
> *wget http://mirrors.owncloud.org/releases/owncloud-4.5.5.tar.bz2 && 
> \*
> *cd Downloads &&\*
> *tar -xjf owncloud-* &&\*
> *cp -r owncloud /var/www/ &&\*
> *firefox http:/127.0.0.1/owncloud &*
>
> ...Whereby I assume that /var/www is correct...(as no explicit 
> instructions
> are given for the default installation directory...)
>
> Following these instructions will result in the browser (http:/
> 127.0.0.1/owncloud) with the error-message
> *PHP module GD is not installed*
>
> Could somebody please cross check these instructions?
> For example php-xml could call:
> *php-xml-htmlsax3*
> *php-xml-parser
> *
> *php-xml-rpc
> *
> *php-xml-rpc2
> *
> *php-xml-rss
> *
> *php-xml-serializer*
> ....?
>
> The step 2.2. "Set the directory permissions" is a little tricky, as 
> it
> assumes knowledge.
> "*The owner of your webserver must own the apps/, data/ and config/
> directories in your ownCloud install. You can do this by running the
> following command for the apps, data and config directories:*
> *chown -R www-data:www-data /path/to/your/owncloud/install/data*"
>
> for example *sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/owncloud 
> *executes
> with no error messages, but should the user be aware of the 
> consequence.
> I.e. is it a safe or a dangerous typo?). Or would it be more correct 
> to
> issue the instructions:
> choose storage for your users: f.x.:
> *mkdir /home/owncloud/data*
> *chown -R www-data:www-data /home/owncloud/data
> *
> *chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/owncloud/apps*
> *chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/owncloud/config*
>
> Finally, the installer script (
> https://download.owncloud.com/download/community/setup-owncloud.php) 
> fails
> to move beyond starting screen on ubuntu 12.04 LTS with firefox 
> installed.
> I assume that this is due to the php dependencies?
>
> Suggestion: What if this first-first step was shell-scripted instead?
> *#!/usr/bin/sh*
> *# this script needs sudo...*
> *If (php conditions are not met) then*
> *  install these conditions*
> *  ...continue setup...in php...*
> *Else*
> *  ...just continue in php*
>
> Finally when checking the download of the scripts "http*s*" secure 
> element
> in http"S",
> *wget 
> https://download.owncloud.com/download/community/setup-owncloud.php*
> returns the following message:
> *--2012-01-15 10:39:20--
> https://download.owncloud.com/download/community/setup-owncloud.php*
> *Resolving download.owncloud.com 
> (download.owncloud.com)...50.30.42.17*
> *Connecting to download.owncloud.com (download.owncloud.com
> )|50.30.42.17|:443....connected*
> *ERROR: no certificate subject alternative name matches*
> *   request host name 'download.owncloud.com'.*
>
> ...
>
> Thanks for your help updating the default installation guide
> --
> Bjorn