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skybird182
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Cannot install Dropbox on Ubuntu 2204-3 LTS

I have tried numerous methods to install dropbox. This includes through snap, the choices on the dropbox page, and nautilus-dropbox. There is no toolbar icon for syncing with the web site. The daemon...
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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
4 years ago

Without proper diagnostics becomes difficult to say what exactly is going on. Supported ways to install the application are shown here. On Ubuntu (and similar distributions) the classic way is to use deb package (if you are using 64-bit distribution download it from here).

Better uninstall whatever you have installed before, so to start on clear (data folder is not mandatory, but all configuration folders should be wiped out). It's good idea (after uninstall everything installed) to start with a command like following in terminal:

rm -rf .dropbox*

Next install the downloaded package using (correct exact text if you are using 32-bit distribution):

dpkg -i dropbox_2020.03.04_amd64.deb

Above step is actually preinstall. To finish the install process and run application, execute following command:

dropbox start -i

You may omit the "-i" ending on all following starts (the application install would be complete). You will need to link (login) application anew. Now is the application running properly? 🧐 If not, can you post all application output in the terminal? There should be diagnostic information why.

Hope this gives direction.

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skybird182
Explorer | Level 3
4 years ago

Here is some command lines text. Not sure what this means.

$ ~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/don/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-156.4.4908/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/don/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-156.4.4908/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/don/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-156.4.4908/psutil._psutil_linux.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/don/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-156.4.4908/psutil._psutil_posix.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/don/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-156.4.4908/apex._apex.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/don/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-156.4.4908/tornado.speedups.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/don/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-156.4.4908/wrapt._wrappers.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/don/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-156.4.4908/PyQt5.QtCore.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/don/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-156.4.4908/PyQt5.QtGui.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/don/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-156.4.4908/PyQt5.QtWidgets.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/don/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-156.4.4908/PyQt5.QtDBus.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'

  • wrishel's avatar
    wrishel
    New member | Level 2
    3 years ago

    Thanks. I'm not sure how to relate that manifest to the steps for installing, but I did find that this worked.

    cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf -
    ~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd

    Thanks.

     

    The list that you provided shows up as the output when you execute dropboxd

     

     

     

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