About Java
Make sure Java (at least version 1.6) is installed. We recommend a Sun VM or OpenJDK, GCJ is not supported.
Debian, Ubuntu and Derivatives
Use our repository at repo.wuala.com:
Download the appropriate installer:
The package installs Wuala and registers our repository for further updates.
Upgrade an existing installation (if you want to preserve online time and local settings):
- Stop wuala and make sure the WualaDrive is correctly unmounted afterwards
- Install as described above but do not start it up yet
- Rename the folder
wuala in your home directory to .wuala
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Edit the file
Wuala.cfg in the .config directory in you home directory and change the line starter=/home/.../wuala to starter=/usr/bin/wuala
You can start Wuala from the application menu (applications > network).
Notes for Debian 5 and 6
Your local user needs to be in the fuse group (you may have to login again):
addgroup USERNAME fuse
Fedora, Red Hat, CentOS
Download the appropriate installer:
The package installs Wuala and registers our repository for further updates.
Upgrade an existing installation (if you want to preserve online time and local settings):
- Stop wuala and make sure the WualaDrive is correctly unmounted afterwards
- Install as described above but do not start it up yet
- Rename the folder
wuala in your home directory to .wuala
-
Edit the file
Wuala.cfg in the .config directory in you home directory and change the line starter=/home/.../wuala to starter=/usr/bin/wuala
Notes on CentOS, Red Hat
Your local user needs to be in the fuse group (you may have to login again):
usermod -a -G fuse USERNAME
OpenSUSE
Download the appropriate installer:
The package installs Wuala and registers our repository for further updates.
Upgrade an existing installation (if you want to preserve online time and local settings):
- Stop wuala and make sure the WualaDrive is correctly unmounted afterwards
- Install as described above but do not start it up yet
- Rename the folder
wuala in your home directory to .wuala
-
Edit the file
Wuala.cfg in the .config directory in you home directory and change the line starter=/home/.../wuala to starter=/usr/bin/wuala
Notes for OpenSuse since version 11.2
Make sure Sun Java is your default jvm: sudo /usr/sbin/update-alternatives --config java and select Sun Java.
Other distributions
1. Installation prerequisites
For better system integration we recommend libfuse2, fuse-utils and xdg-utils.
2. Download Wuala
Download Wuala and extract to your home directory.
3. Start Wuala
Start Wuala by double-clicking on ~/wuala/wuala.