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There are many tutorials on how to install Nextcloud on Ubuntu, but I will summarize the main steps for you based on the web search results. You can also follow the links for more details.

• First, you need to install PHP and Apache web server, which are required to run Nextcloud. You can do this by running the following command in a terminal:

sudo apt install apache2 libapache2-mod-php php-gd php-mysql php-curl php-mbstring php-intl php-gmp php-bcmath php-xml php-imagick php-zip

This will install the packages for the Nextcloud core system and some recommended modules.

• Next, you need to install and configure MariaDB database server, which will store the Nextcloud data. You can do this by running the following command in a terminal:

sudo apt install mariadb-server

Then, you need to create a database user and a database for Nextcloud by using the MySQL command line interface. You can do this by running the following commands in a terminal, replacing username and password with your own values:

sudo mysql

CREATE USER 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';

CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS nextcloud CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_general_ci;

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON nextcloud.* TO 'username'@'localhost';

FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

quit;

• After that, you need to download and install Nextcloud from its official website. You can do this by running the following commands in a terminal, replacing x.y.z with the latest version number:

wget [6](https://download.nextcloud.com/server/releases/nextcloud-x.y.z.tar.bz2.asc)

unzip nextcloud-x.y.z.zip

sudo cp -r nextcloud /var/www

This will download and extract the Nextcloud archive file and copy it to the Apache document root directory.

• Then, you need to configure Apache to serve Nextcloud by creating a virtual host file for it. You can do this by running the following command in a terminal:

sudo nano /etc/apache2/sites-available/nextcloud.conf

This will open a text editor where you can paste the following configuration, replacing example.com with your own domain name:

<VirtualHost *:80> ServerName example.com DocumentRoot /var/www/nextcloud

<Directory /var/www/nextcloud> Require all granted AllowOverride All Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews

<IfModule mod_dav.c>
  Dav off
</IfModule>

</Directory>

</VirtualHost>

Then, save and close the file by pressing CTRL+X, Y, and ENTER.

• Finally, you need to enable the virtual host file, the rewrite module, and restart Apache for the changes to take effect. You can do this by running the following commands in a terminal:

sudo a2ensite nextcloud.conf

sudo a2enmod rewrite

sudo systemctl restart apache2

Now you can access Nextcloud web interface by visiting your domain name in a web browser. You will need to complete the installation by creating an admin account and entering the database details that you created earlier.

I hope this helps you to install Nextcloud on Ubuntu. If you have any questions or problems, please refer to the official documentation⁶ or ask for help on the Nextcloud forum.