ownCloud Server 10.9.0 RC1

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ownCloud Server 10.9.0 RC1 has been released

Please help testing and report issues in the core repository for platform issues or any of the app repositories if the bug is in an app. If this version works for you, you can post a comment too

Download

https://download.owncloud.org/community/testing/owncloud-complete-20211209.tar.bz2

Or try : docker pull owncloud/server:10.9.0-rc1

Highlights

• User interface improvements
• Stability improvements
• Performance improvements (mostly with upcoming clients)

Known issues

• The included documentation still is the 10.8.0 user manual. The 10.9 documentation branch is work in progress.
• The user_ldap app is still version 0.15.4 – an upgrade to 0.16.0 is work in progress.
• The new feature mentioning the recent authors in the version overview might not yet work consistently.

Other Notable Changes

• The handling for inaccessible federated shares has been improved to better avoid removing temporarily unavailable shares. Do not remove federated share on CURLE errors, provide improved notification in UI and exception handling by mrow4a · Pull Request #38474 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• Group admins can now add users who are in at least one of their administered groups to their other groups via the HTTP Provisioning API (previously this was only possible via the web-based user management). Permit subadmins to add accessible users to groups they manage by rpocklin · Pull Request #39013 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• Issues with updating apps via the Market app under certain circumstances have been resolved. Update appinfo cache only if the app version is newer by jvillafanez · Pull Request #39108 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• The logo on the login screen will be displayed correctly again, independent of its size. fix logo sizing by hurradieweltgehtunter · Pull Request #39129 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• Image orientation information from EXIF data will now be processed correctly so that images will be displayed with the correct orientation, e.g., in the Media Viewer. Fix image orientation method by JammingBen · Pull Request #39140 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• The occ user:report command has been fixed so that only real user folders will be counted (instead of counting system folders like, e.g., avatars). Additionally, folders outside of the data directory will also be taken into account (e.g., symlinks). Ignore non-user folders in command occ:user report by AlexAndBear · Pull Request #39223 · owncloud/core · GitHub
  Command occ 'user:report -> count user dirs system wide by AlexAndBear · Pull Request #39254 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• The “Home” icon in the breadcrumb of the Files app has been replaced with the icon and text of the respective view (e.g., All Files, Deleted Files) so that its functionality is more clear to the user. Add text to root element of breadcrumb by JammingBen · Pull Request #39367 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• The occ user:list command now supports the option show-all-attributes to provide a user list including all available information at once. Add show-all-attributes option by AlexAndBear · Pull Request #39366 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• Thumbnails for WEBP files can now be generated. Webp thumbnails are not generated. · Issue #39358 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• The quality of preview images (e.g., in the Media Viewer) can now be configured core/config/config.sample.php at master · owncloud/core · GitHub[in config.php]. https://github.com/owncloud/core/pull/39349

• Starting and trailing spaces in file names will now be trimmed when uploading, creating and renaming files in order to maintain cross-platform compatibility (e.g., Windows does not support such file names). Trim starting and trailing spaces while creating/uploading/renaming files and folders in the webUI by AlexAndBear · Pull Request #39310 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• Empty folders can now be uploaded via the web interface. Allow upload of empty folders via drag & drop in WebUI by AlexAndBear · Pull Request #39285 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• The file list has received improvements for mobile devices. Use buttons and icons for file list actions without text in mobile view by AlexAndBear · Pull Request #39233 · owncloud/core · GitHub Unable to batch delete files and folders in mobile view. Test fails. · Issue #39221 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• The Shared by link view has been improved for mobile devices. Mobile view -> files -> Shared by link -> hide expiration date column by AlexAndBear · Pull Request #39232 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• The Deleted files view has been improved for mobile devices. Hide restore text in fileList for deleted files mobile by AlexAndBear · Pull Request #39236 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• The file creation menu (“+” menu) now provides buttons to confirm and cancel file creation. Add cancel / create button on fileMenu form by AlexAndBear · Pull Request #39056 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• The group listing of the user management in the web interface has been improved in regards of usability. Redesign group list in the user settings view by AlexAndBear · Pull Request #39262 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• It is now possible to disable the upload time estimation in the web interface using occ config:app:set files hide_upload_estimation --value="yes". Add option to hide the upload estimation in WebUI by JammingBen · Pull Request #39228 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• When ‘upgrade.disable-web’ is set to true in config.php, the web updater section in admin settings will now be completely hidden. https://github.com/owncloud/core/compare/issues/39183

• Deleting a tag now requires confirmation to prevent mistakes. Tags -> improve UI by rendering a confirmation prompt · Issue #39157 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• The occ transfer:ownership command now has a new option --destination-use-user-folder to transfer entire user accounts. See the Using the occ Command :: Documentation for ownCloud (A Kiteworks Company) for more information. add --destination-use-user-folder option to files:transfer-ownership command by mrow4a · Pull Request #39118 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• The performance of address book search queries has been improved. Create new DB index and add new condition by jvillafanez · Pull Request #39017 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• File actions in the web interface will now only be triggered when clicking on the file name. A bug has been fixed that caused clicking on the file row to have the same behavior. Bugfix: Clicking in the middle of the row in the file list downloads the file by AlexAndBear · Pull Request #39361 · owncloud/core · GitHub

• The setting allow_user_to_change_mail_address has been introduced and decoupled from the setting allow_user_to_change_display_name.

• The expiration date in the Shared by link view will now be correctly displayed. Set expire end of day in UI by AlexAndBear · Pull Request #39238 · owncloud/core · GitHub

Thanks to the community for your support & happy testing!