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ldorigo
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Could you please turn off the auto-update feature on the Linux app?

Hi,

 

I know the Linux client is very low on your priority list (and I accept that we can hardly demand otherwise, I'm already happy there is one).

 

But could you *please* disable the auto-update "feature"(or at least make it optional) and let users update your app like every other linux package in existence (through a package manager)? The way it currently is breaks my system every other week. It also does it in a horribly insecure way, asking me to give my root password to an unknown process to run an unknown temporary file?!

 

 

 

Thank you for your consideration.

1 Reply

  • Hannah's avatar
    Hannah
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    2 years ago

    Hey ldorigo, thanks for posting to the Dropbox Community and happy Friday!

     

    We really appreciate you taking the time to post your feedback about the auto-update pop-up for the Dropbox desktop app on Linux.

     

    I will make sure your comments are passed along to our team.

     

    If you need anything else, please let us know.

     

    Have a great weekend!

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