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Crystalis
Helpful | Level 6
5 years ago
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Can't install Dropbox on Ubuntu 20.04 in 2021

Hi!   Dropbox install on Ubuntu 20.04 does not work: I download & run any .deb file from https://www.dropbox.com/install It opens "Ubuntu Software" app (used to install all apps) and shows ...
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  • Crystalis's avatar
    Crystalis
    5 years ago

    Daphne 

    You are right, this is strange.

    Once I've opened a terminal in Dropbox folder and tried to run any command starting with "dropbox" OS said there is no such, but suggested to install one via a command:

    sudo apt install nautilus-dropbox

    I run it, Dropbox got installed again, all config was already setup, and now Dropbox works after a reboot.

     

    Thanks for your help!

    Support is awesome, but installation process on the most popular Linux - brings a lot of questions

Crystalis's avatar
Crystalis
Helpful | Level 6
5 years ago

Daphne 

You are right, this is strange.

Once I've opened a terminal in Dropbox folder and tried to run any command starting with "dropbox" OS said there is no such, but suggested to install one via a command:

sudo apt install nautilus-dropbox

I run it, Dropbox got installed again, all config was already setup, and now Dropbox works after a reboot.

 

Thanks for your help!

Support is awesome, but installation process on the most popular Linux - brings a lot of questions

Daphne's avatar
Daphne
Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
5 years ago
I'm glad to hear it's up and running now Crystalis!

Thanks for sharing the steps you took, and your feedback on the process.

If there's anything else that I can help with, please don't hesitate to give me a shout here. 😀

Hope you have a great weekend ahead!
  • Gary K.2's avatar
    Gary K.2
    New member | Level 2
    5 years ago

    I am having the same problem.  sudo apt install nautilus-dropbox yields The following packages have unmet dependencies:
    nautilus-dropbox : Depends: dropbox but it is not going to be installed
    E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages

     

    After installing using the deb64 "restart nautilus" appears but nothing happens.  The first time I installed it it did work but I gave it the wrong account so I tried again, and then the problem started.  I have completely removed Dropbox using synaptic to no avail. n There are no broken packages. 

     

    thanks for any assistance

     

     

    gary

  • Gigi5's avatar
    Gigi5
    Explorer | Level 4
    4 years ago

    I also have the same problem in Ubuntu. The supposed deb package does not work. If you try also to install in the version from the software installer of ubuntu, it saids that you have not all dependencies. I compiled the version and it runs but never refresh uploaded files. I tried in many machines and is the same, so it seems to be a problem of Ubuntu after 2020. I have been waiting months for a soultion but I think that eventually I will stop using dropbox.

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