For some reason installing Dropbox via software center does not work.
I get a message that sends me to Dropbox website where I follow the instructions. But at the end it says it says:
Next, run the Dropbox daemon from the newly created .dropbox-dist folder.
I am not able to do this. Running the command ~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd fails for me.
Running Ubuntu on Windows 7 Home Edition.
Add Dropbox’s repository key
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 5044912E
Add Dropbox’s repository
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main"
Update and install Dropbox
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox
Follow the steps When dropbox prompted with the screen
For Ubuntu 12.10
Add repository key
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 5044912E
Add repository
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu precise main"
Update your system and install Dropbox
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install dropbox
When prompted with the screen, click "Next"
Then click "Start Dropbox" to continue.
On Ubuntu 20.04
Add repo
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu bionic main"
Import Dropbox GPG key
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 1C61A2656FB57B7E4DE0F4C1FC918B335044912E
If the above failed to receive keyserver, use below:
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 1C61A2656FB57B7E4DE0F4C1FC918B335044912E
Update and install
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-gpg dropbox
This is the simplest method; choose this unless you have a reason not to.
sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox
This is the way to go on Ubuntu 12.04 and older.
Add Dropbox’s repository key
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 5044912E
Add Dropbox’s repository
sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main"
Update and install Dropbox
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox
Follow the instructions on the screen.
There are current direct links at Dropbox website. You can install them manually.
The Dropbox daemon works fine on all 32-bit and 64-bit Linux servers. To install, run the following command in your Linux terminal.
32-bit:
cd ~ && wget -O - "http://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86" | tar xz
64-bit:
cd ~ && wget -O - "http://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xz
Next, run the Dropbox daemon from the newly created .dropbox-dist folder:
~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
For additional information here's the official manual.
Download the latest dropbox .deb file from the official site : https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx and run it. When it show the welcome screen, follow it carefully. Just now I installed it on my machine without any issues.
This doesn't work on 12.10 (quantal) because dropbox hasn't put a quantal package in its repository. You can see that by manually looking at the repo (http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu/dists/) and see that quantal isn't there.
I solved this by using precise in my source file instead of quantal. Technically, I'm using a version of dropbox that's not meant for my system, but I'm assuming the differences are small (it's only 6 months). So far, no problems on two different machines. YMMV.
Note: this is valid as of the time I'm typing this. They may add quantal support in the future.
Very simple on Ubuntu 13.04, 13.10 and 14.04 (last one checked by Craig McQueen, thanks :-))
sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox
If the graphical wizard does not download dropbox, you can perform it within a terminal:
sudo dpkg-reconfigure nautilus-dropbox
You may need to stop nautilus or to check whether it is currently running:
pgrep nautilus # check if it is running (no output = no running)
pkill nautilus # stop it nicely
pkill -9 nautilus # kill it brutally (to avoid when possible)
reference: How To Install Dropbox In Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail by Richard W.
I went to https://www.dropbox.com/install/ and downloaded the .deb file. There are three steps to follow:
Install Dropbox via command line (Terminal)
The Dropbox daemon works fine on all 32-bit and 64-bit Linux servers. To install, run the following command in your Linux terminal.
32-bit:
cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86" | tar xzf -
64-bit:
cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf -
Next, run the Dropbox daemon from the newly created .dropbox-dist folder.
~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
It worked for me in 12.04 and 12.10.
Dropbox integration with Nautilus, Caja and Thunar file browsers is enabled by installing one or more of the following three packages with sudo apt install <package-name> in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu.
nautilus dropbox - Nautilus Dropbox is an extension that integrates the Dropbox web service with your GNOME Desktop. Installing this package will download the proprietary dropbox binary from https://www.dropbox.com.
caja-dropbox - Dropbox integration for Caja. To use this package you need to install the proprietary dropbox package from https://www.dropbox.com/install.
thunar-dropbox-plugin - context menu items from Dropbox for Thunar. This plugin does not come with Dropbox itself, you will need to install that separately.
Install the Dropbox client for Ubuntu from the 32-bit or 64-bit .deb files at the official Dropbox website (https://www.dropbox.com). Then change directories with cd to the directory containing the dropbox_xxxx.xx.xx_amd64.deb file that you downloaded and install it with a command that has the following form:
sudo apt install ./dropbox_xxxx.xx.xx_amd64.deb
