Dropbox linux3/16/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Then click on the Dropbox icon in the submenu. And note that it is not the actual Dropbox app but a helper program.Ģ: Once installed, go to ‘Internet’ on the Lubuntu application menu in the bottom left hand corner of the screen. Note that it is the nautilus package, even though Lubuntu uses a different file manager, PCManFm. This will also install various dependencies, mainly Python 2.7 packages. So here are clear, step-by-step instructions for getting it working.ġ: Install the package ‘nautilus-dropbox’ via your prefered package manager (Lubuntu comes with Synaptic and Software Updater, both under ‘System Tools’ in the menu), or through the command line via: sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox Another is that after installing, the toolbar icon is broken. For starters, there are a number of dropbox apps in Ubuntu’s repositories and it is not clear which should be used. One of these is installing the popular file back up and sharing app Dropbox, which isn’t quite as easy as it should be. It’s generally a very smooth, intuitive experience and does what I want, but there are a few rough edges requiring attention. As I mainly use my linux laptop for writing and running fairly intensive text-processing scripts, I need something that doesn’t have extra bells and whistles and their corresponding overheads. If I have to pay for a 2TB service (that I don't need) I'll go for Dropbox after all.My prefered Linux distribution these days is the lightweight Ubuntu variant Lubuntu. However, they change quickly and unpredictably: their allotment of free storage shrank to 15 GB and, as a matter of fact, I could NOT find any free plan in their site. The positive facts are: Mega fully supports Linux distributions and provides full encryption. User Darroch here promoted Mega and I had a look at it but I am not fully convinced - Paypal severed its relationship with Mega in 2015, the founder of Mega is now warning users against it, some cloud "experts" such as write that concerns about the survivability of Mega are "reasonable" on a more technical side, incremental syncing is not supported by Mega and synced files have to be wholly uploaded whenever they are changed. However, Google Drive is a very poor option for Linux users and it gives me the impression of getting trapped in the Google world of interconnected apps. If the functionality of Dropbox for free users should still shrink, I'll have to move to another cloud or subscribe to a 2TB Dropbox plan, which is way too much for me. I disagree from user Nyarlathotep: to my knowledge, Dropbox never ended support for Linux, they cut down Linux sync support to ext4 filesystems in 2018 but brought it back to ZFS, XFS, Btrfs And eCryptFS in July 2019. It works smoothly on Linux (I have presently two Mints and a Lubuntu installed) and regularly upgrades. I especially like the possibility of falling back to previous versions of the saved files (from the website). They recently limited free users to three devices. Installation was very smooth in both Mint Cinnamon and Mate. I gradually reached a free store limit of 16.5 GB, which is more than enough for me, because I use ext. ![]() I've been using it for several years and recommended it to friends and relatives. ![]()
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