diff --git a/admin_manual/installation/source_installation.rst b/admin_manual/installation/source_installation.rst
index 624f9605d..4db4beb90 100644
--- a/admin_manual/installation/source_installation.rst
+++ b/admin_manual/installation/source_installation.rst
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ server up-to-date.
:doc:`../enterprise_installation/linux_installation`
If there are no packages for your Linux distribution, or you prefer installing
-from sources, you can setup ownCloud from scratch using a classic LAMP stack
-(Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP). This document provides a complete
-walk-through for installing ownCloud on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Server with Apache and
-MariaDB.
+from the source tarball, you can setup ownCloud from scratch using a classic
+LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL/MariaDB, PHP). This document provides a
+complete walk-through for installing ownCloud on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Server with
+Apache and MariaDB, using `the ownCloud .tar archive
+`_.
* :ref:`prerequisites_label`
* :ref:`ubuntu_installation_label`
@@ -27,19 +28,21 @@ MariaDB.
* :ref:`php_fpm_tips_label`
* :ref:`other_HTTP_servers_label`
+.. note:: Admins of SELinux-enabled distributions such as CentOS, Fedora, and
+ Red Hat Enterprise Linux may need to set new rules to enable installing
+ ownCloud. See :ref:`selinux_tips_label` for a suggested configuration.
+
.. _prerequisites_label:
Prerequisites
-------------
-.. note:: This tutorial assumes you have terminal access to the machine you want
- to install ownCloud on. Although this is not an absolute requirement,
- installation without it is likely to require contacting your
- hoster (e.g. for installing required modules). Consult the
- `PHP manual `_ for information on modules.
- Your Linux distribution should have packages for all required modules.
+The ownCloud .tar archive contains all of the required PHP modules. This section
+lists all required and optional PHP modules. Consult the `PHP manual
+`_ for more information on modules.
+Your Linux distribution should have packages for all required modules.
-To run ownCloud, your Web server must have the following PHP modules installed:
+Required:
* php5 (>= 5.5)
* PHP module ctype
@@ -94,7 +97,8 @@ memcaches:
* PHP module memcached
* PHP module redis (required for Transactional File Locking)
-See :doc:`../configuration_server/caching_configuration`.
+See :doc:`../configuration_server/caching_configuration` to learn how to select
+and configure a memcache.
For preview generation (*optional*):
@@ -102,9 +106,10 @@ For preview generation (*optional*):
* avconv or ffmpeg
* OpenOffice or LibreOffice
-* You don’t need the WebDAV module for your Web server (i.e. Apache’s
- ``mod_webdav``) to access your ownCloud data via WebDAV. ownCloud has a built-in
- WebDAV server of its own, SabreDAV.
+You don’t need the WebDAV module for your Web server (i.e. Apache’s
+``mod_webdav``), as ownCloud has a built-in WebDAV server of its own, SabreDAV.
+If ``mod_webdav`` is enabled you must disable it for ownCloud. (See
+:ref:`apache_configuration_label` for an example configuration.)
.. _ubuntu_installation_label:
@@ -121,7 +126,7 @@ Apache and MariaDB, by issuing the following commands in a terminal::
* This installs the packages for the ownCloud core system. If you are planning
on running additional apps, keep in mind that they might require additional
- packages. See the Prerequisites section (above) for details.
+ packages. See :ref:`prerequisites_label` for details.
* At the installation of the MySQL/MariaDB server, you will be prompted to
create a root password. Be sure to remember the password you enter there
@@ -131,18 +136,18 @@ Now download the archive of the latest ownCloud version:
* Go to the `ownCloud Download Page `_.
* Go to **Download ownCloud Server > Download > Archive file for
- server owners** and download either the tar.bz2 or .zip archive in step 1.
-* This downloads a file named owncloud-x.y.z.tar.bz2 (where
- x.y.z is the version number of the current latest version).
+ server owners** and download either the tar.bz2 or .zip archive.
+* This downloads a file named owncloud-x.y.z.tar.bz2 or owncloud-x.y.z.zip
+ (where x.y.z is the version number).
* Download its corresponding checksum file, e.g. owncloud-x.y.z.tar.bz2.md5,
or owncloud-x.y.z.tar.bz2.sha256.
-* Save these files in the same directory on the machine you want to install
- ownCloud on.
* Verify the MD5 or SHA256 sum::
md5sum -c owncloud-x.y.z.tar.bz2.md5 < owncloud-x.y.z.tar.bz2
sha256sum -c owncloud-x.y.z.tar.bz2.sha256 < owncloud-x.y.z.tar.bz2
-
+ md5sum -c owncloud-x.y.z.zip.md5 < owncloud-x.y.z.zip
+ sha256sum -c owncloud-x.y.z.zip.sha256 < owncloud-x.y.z.zip
+
* You may also verify the PGP signature::
wget https://download.owncloud.org/community/owncloud-x.y.z.tar.bz2.asc
@@ -150,10 +155,11 @@ Now download the archive of the latest ownCloud version:
gpg --import owncloud.asc
gpg --verify owncloud-x.y.z.tar.bz2.asc owncloud-x.y.z.tar.bz2
-* Now you can extract the archive contents. Open a terminal, navigate to your
- download directory, and run::
+* Now you can extract the archive contents. Run the appropriate unpacking
+ command for your archive type::
tar -xjf owncloud-x.y.z.tar.bz2
+ unzip owncloud-x.y.z.zip
* This unpacks to a single ``owncloud`` directory. Copy the ownCloud directory
to its final destination in the document root of your web server::
@@ -164,7 +170,7 @@ Now download the archive of the latest ownCloud version:
document root of your Web server. On Ubuntu systems this
``/var/www/owncloud``, so your copying command is::
- cp -r owncloud /var/www/
+ cp -r owncloud /var/www
.. _apache_configuration_label:
@@ -267,11 +273,15 @@ Installation Wizard
After restarting Apache you must complete your installation by
running either the graphical Installation Wizard, or on the command line with
-the ``occ`` command. To enable this you must temporarily change the ownership
-of your ``owncloud`` directory to your HTTP user. On Debian/Ubuntu/etc. this is
-``www-data``::
+the ``occ`` command. To enable this, temporarily change the ownership on your
+ownCloud directories to your HTTP user (see :ref:`strong_perms_label` to learn
+how to find your HTTP user)::
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www/owncloud/
+
+.. note:: Admins of SELinux-enabled distributions may need to write new SELinux
+ rules to complete their ownCloud installation; see
+ :ref:`selinux_tips_label`.
To use ``occ`` see :doc:`command_line_installation`.
@@ -285,7 +295,7 @@ apply strong permissions to your ownCloud directory.
Setting Strong Directory Permissions
------------------------------------
-After completing installation, we recommend immediately setting the directory
+After completing installation, you must immediately set the directory
permissions in your ownCloud installation as strictly as possible for stronger
security. Please refer to :ref:`strong_perms_label`.