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Can I use the Dropbox desktop app on Linux without AppIndicator?
I'm using dropbox desktop on archlinux without desktop environment. I'm using a window manager directly (in specific, awesomeWM).
Recently when I start the dropbox desktop, it has a popup message s...
Hi Tung L.
Sorry to hear that you're running into this issue!
My understanding is that on the target date, Dropbox will still work "headless" (no tray icon / UI). https://help.dropbox.com/installs/system-requirements#linux-operating-system
If you want a tray icon, then you might be out of luck with "awesomeWM", which does not support appindicator: https://github.com/awesomeWM/awesome/issues/2995
If you want to continue without a tray icon, it looks like there's a hidden feature to let the user silence the notification if they first click learn more then restart the app.
Thanks for the reply. If I keep the current version of dropbox, without updating it with pacman. Will it's UI stop working since May 27 due to API changes or scheduled update on the server side?
Neal
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Community ManagerHi Tung L.,
Unfortunately we can't say for definite but you can still use it in headless mode if you can't update their environment.
Hi. Not sure if I should post separately, but I have a similar question using Dropbox on a Chromebook (not in developer mode). It doesn't really have a proper desktop environment. I'm also getting the warning. I'm hoping I can still use it! Thanks!
Hi Neal, thanks a lot, my machine has a similar message too: "Unsupported desktop environment ". When you wrote "...you can still use it in headless mode" it means when I´ll do any changes to any file it will keep perfectly syncing to the dropbox´s server once the date has passed (May 27, 2025)? is it right? . P.S. Sorry for my English. I´m a Spanish speaker.
