Nextcloud client for raspberry pi

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@PolGZ’s method still works as of 11 Nov 2020, tested on a Raspberry Pi 400 desktop, with the caveat that I had to retrieve the files from the following addresses:

http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian/pool/main/q/qtwebengine-opensource-src/libqt5webenginecore5_5.11.3+dfsg-2+deb10u1_armhf.deb

http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian/pool/main/q/qtwebengine-opensource-src/libqt5webenginewidgets5_5.11.3+dfsg-2+deb10u1_armhf.deb

http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian/pool/main/n/nextcloud-desktop/libnextcloudsync0_2.5.1-3+deb10u1_armhf.deb

http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian/pool/main/n/nextcloud-desktop/nextcloud-desktop_2.5.1-3+deb10u1_armhf.deb

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I can confirm that @PolGZ’s method works on a RPi 4 as of 11/25/2020 with @Owlbear’s updated links.

Thanks for posting your solutions!

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Just tried the above mentioned method on a RPI3 and RPI Zero and can’t get it to work.

RPI 3: Linux 5.4.51-v7+ armv7l GNU/Linux
nextcloud: error while loading shared libraries: libQt5WebEngineCore.so.5: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

RPI Zero: Linux 5.4.51+ armv6l GNU/Linux
When running ‘nextcloud’ in a terminal I get the error ‘Illegal instruction’. I guess this is related to the arm version (v6 instead of v7?)

I have an extra SD-card lying around, if anyone else could maybe post some system info of their RPI’s where the nextcloud client works that would be great, so I can try to use the same versions.

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For the distribution repositories, there are dedicated bug tracker:
https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/nextcloud-desktop

check with the developers there, if there is a bug in the package or the main application (then forward bug report to the NC desktop client repo).

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I’ve followed @PolGZ’s post and successfully installed the Nextcloud desktop but could do with some guidance.
The great benefit of Nextcloud is the ability to easily host one’s own server, however, when I try to log in I get a connection failed due to a self-signed certificate.
On my X86 based Linux Mint I get the option to accept the risk, but on Raspbian I three choices, select a different URL, retry unencrypted or configure client side certificate. The first two options are non-starters.
If I click on the last one, configure, I am asked for Certificate & Key plus certificate password. I have no idea where I would find these. As a side note, I have already connected to my server through my browser after accepting the risk and I can view my files.
This is the last hurdle after eventually coming across your excellent help on this site.

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I can also confirm that @PolGZ’s method works on a RPi 4 as of 07/23/2021 with @Owlbear’s updated links.

Thanks to both.

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Thank you so much for your Raspberry Pi Nextcloud client installation instructions. Your procedure worked perfectly!

Jim

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Thanks for the great instructions - they worked perfectly.

I wondered if it had hung on the git submodule update --init lines but I added --progress to the command line and could see that it just took a long while!

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I’ve redone the procedure, and even @Owlbear links are broken. I managed to get updated package instead, but some dependances where broken.
I used dkpg -i for some, and apt install for other, depending on the situation.

An official package would be really appreciated !

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Using the recent Raspbian OS version of 2021-10-30, I managed to update my RaspberryPi 4B to the newest version. On my former install using Raspbian OS v2020-12-02, I could install a NextCloud Client (Desktop) by applying the statements posted here (further up within this thread):

https://help.nextcloud.com/t/nextcloud-client-for-raspberry-pi/27989/63

But now, with the newest Raspbian OS, I see some issues:

  • the recipe (as described above) does not work anymore
  • the “recommended software” does not contain a NextCloud cliend
  • using the “Add/Remove Software” menu item, the search item nextcloud-desktop does not show valid NextClooud Client installation files
  • all my installation attempts based on the above recipe failed so far due to dependency errors:

using

wget http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian/pool/main/...

then choosing the following (existing) packages:

  .../q/qtwebengine-opensource-src/libqt5webenginecore5_5.15.6+dfsg-2+b1_armhf.deb
  .../q/qtwebengine-opensource-src/libqt5webenginewidgets5_5.15.6+dfsg-2+b1_armhf.deb
  .../n/nextcloud-desktop/libnextcloudsync0_3.1.1-2+deb11u1_armhf.deb
  .../n/nextcloud-desktop/nextcloud-desktop_3.1.1-2+deb11u1_armhf.deb

or

  .../q/qtwebengine-opensource-src/libqt5webenginecore5_5.15.6+dfsg-2+b1_armhf.deb
  .../q/qtwebengine-opensource-src/libqt5webenginewidgets5_5.15.6+dfsg-2+b1_armhf.deb
  .../n/nextcloud-desktop/libnextcloudsync0_3.3.5-1_armhf.deb
  .../n/nextcloud-desktop/nextcloud-desktop_3.3.5-1_armhf.deb

Is there a way to reliably install a NextCloud Client on the current Raspbian OS from Debian packages? Or, alternatively, would there be a reliable way to install the NextCloud Client from sources?

Is there a way for us as RaspberryPi users become able to avoid this kind of stress, each time we update our system or our NextCloud connection?

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On the latest Raspberry Pi OS Bullseye, the old instruction didn’t work anymore.
This here worked however: https://crycode.de/nextcloud-client-auf-dem-raspberry-pi

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