owncloud client completely outdated

[crysman]

Please, what can we do to make Xubuntu GNU/Linux actualize the owcloud client? I've just made a clean Xubuntu 15.10 install, installed the owncloud client from the repository (sudo apt-get install owncloud-client) and... according to "General" tab in the client I've got "Version 1.8.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1" installed.

BUT...

There is a client version 1.8.4 available since July 13th 2015 (!!) and currently 2.0.2 sice October 22nd 2015.

I was running Xubuntu 15.04 before and the owncloud client package has not been updated since then (!)

Why?

Thanks!

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: owncloud-client 1.8.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-18.22-generic 4.2.3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Thu Nov 12 19:36:49 2015
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/owncloud
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-06 (5 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
SourcePackage: owncloud-client
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Luís de Sousa (luis-de-sousa)]

The ownCloud client presently provided to the LTS release is no longer supported by various cloud services, such as OwnDrive. An upgrade to version 1.8 or newer is rather critical at this stage, this older version is no really usable at the moment.

Thank you.

[crysman (crysman)]

But latest Ubuntu LTS is 14.04. I am talking about 15.04 and 15.10, though, so I do not understand your reply...

The problem is that not even the latest Ubuntu version contains proper owncloud client.

[Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)]

I'm using Owncloud in Ubuntu 15.10 and it works fine, but in 15.04 eventually came outdated and had to update from a personal archive.

If you needed a work-around:
<https://software.opensuse.org/download/package?project=isv:ownCloud:desktop&package=owncloud-client>

[crysman (crysman)]

OK, I am aware of PPA's, thank you.

But what I am trying to do here is to stimulate the Ubuntu repos maintainers to update owncloud client, because it's horribly outdated and the less experienced users should have the possibility to experience the general smoothness of using *buntu family GNU/Linux operating systems...

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package owncloud-client - 2.1.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1

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owncloud-client (2.1.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1) xenial; urgency=medium

  * Sync from Debian (LP: #1515731)
  * control: Add Breaks/Replaces on libowncloudsync0v5.

 -- Timo Aaltonen <email address hidden> Tue, 12 Apr 2016 11:09:35 +0300

[luca (l-savio)]

This package in ubuntu 16.04 cannot display tray icon.

[Robert Hrovat (robi-hipnos)]

Confirming. Last update does not display tray icon. Owncloud client runs in the backround.

[Dmitry Pankratov (dremon)]

Same here, notification icon is missing. Reverted to the version from owncloud repository, working fine.