Murena Workspace/Nextcloud/Linux Mint bulk uploading issues

Murena Workspace/Nextcloud/Linux Mint bulk uploading issues

I am running Linux Mint 22.3 which has a built-in Nextcloud client (version 3.11). This client does not work with Murena Workspace.

From what I can tell I am running into the bulk upload problems described here:

There is no workaround for this in my version of the Nextcloud client. But it is possible to disable the bulk loading feature on the Nextcloud server:

NextCloud ‘fixed’ these by disabling bulk uploading in the desktop client version 3.16.3.

I finally resolved this by removing the pre-installed nextcloud client version 3.11 and installing the latest (Nextcloud-4.0.6-x86_64.AppImage).

But this is really a pity, ideally Linux Mint works ‘out of the box’ with Murena, as it is a nice Linux distribution for people who want to move away from Microsoft Windows (and possibly also OneDrive/Outlook, etc). For example, Repair Cafe Linux is giving Windows 10 laptops a new life by upgrading to Linux Mint.

Maybe Murena can investigate disabling bulk loading on the Nextcloud Server ? It does not appear that newer NextCloud clients re-enabled the bulk loading feature anyway.

Olaf

$ inxi -Sx
System:
Host: linuxserver Kernel: 6.14.0-37-generic arch: x86_64 bits: 64
compiler: gcc v: 13.3.0
Desktop: Cinnamon v: 6.6.5 Distro: Linux Mint 22.3 Zena
base: Ubuntu 24.04 noble

$ apt list --installed | grep nextcloud

WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts.

libnextcloudsync0t64/noble,now 3.11.0-1.1build4 amd64 [installed,automatic]
nextcloud-desktop-common/noble,noble,now 3.11.0-1.1build4 all [installed,automatic]
nextcloud-desktop-doc/noble,noble,now 3.11.0-1.1build4 all [installed,automatic]
nextcloud-desktop-l10n/noble,noble,now 3.11.0-1.1build4 all [installed,automatic]
nextcloud-desktop/noble,now 3.11.0-1.1build4 amd64 [installed]

thanks for the writeup.

With even nextcloud server disabling the bulk feature, doesn’t seem to me like murena.io can do something about it. Up to linuxmint to ship a current client.

Turns out there is a better fix, which is to add the NextCloud Personal Package Archive (PPA) to your Linux mint system:

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

sudo apt update


Then, to update the NextCloud client already present on the system:

sudo apt upgrade nextcloud-client

Or to install the NextCloud client if not present on the system

sudo apt install nextcloud-client

See for example:

https://linuxconfig.org/how-to-install-the-nextcloud-client-on-debian-and-ubuntu

https://launchpad.net/~nextcloud-devs/+archive/ubuntu/client

1 Like

This topic was automatically closed after 90 days. New replies are no longer allowed.