Do I have to reinstall Dropbox every time I do a software update on my Linux Fedora 42?

Hi Beatboxer​,

I think there's a bit of confusion here (I know I got turned around a good bit trying to figure this out 😅).

So that user replied on this thread but that comment was removed as it was spam. If you look at the end of their comment, they try to post a link for custom home solutions which goes against our community guidelines.

In regards to your post that was marked as a duplicate, what I can do is just paste the info you shared here on this thread:

"This information is not required, but it makes it easier for our Community members and support team to help you.

Application Affected

dropbox, dropbox-nemo

Device

Dell xps 9315

Operating System/Browser (if using the web)
Fedora 42 and Nemo 6.4.5

Dropbox App Version (if using the app)

Dropbox daemon version: 230.4.8797
Dropbox command-line interface version: 2025.05.20

Question or Issue
Please describe the problem, in detail. Include what you expected to happen vs. what is happening. Please include any relevant screenshots, error messages or ticket numbers.

I'm having trouble figuring out how to install dropbox-nemo. I find what look like downloadable RPMs online, but when I click them, nothing downloads. I've tried using the RPM Fusion repository, but that gives this result:

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eric@fedora:~$ sudo dnf nemo-dropbox
[sudo] password for eric: 
Unknown argument "nemo-dropbox" for command "dnf5". Add "--help" for more information about the arguments.
It could be a command provided by a plugin, try: dnf5 install 'dnf5-command(nemo-dropbox)'
eric@fedora:~$ sudo dnf install nemo-dropbox
Updating and loading repositories:
 RPM Fusion for Fedora 42 - Free - Updates                                                                   100% |  30.9 KiB/s |  49.9 KiB |  00m02s
 RPM Fusion for Fedora 42 - Free                                                                             100% | 108.0 KiB/s | 157.7 KiB |  00m01s
Repositories loaded.
Failed to resolve the transaction:
No match for argument: nemo-dropbox
You can try to add to command line:
  --skip-unavailable to skip unavailable packages
eric@fedora:~$ sudo dnf install nemo-dropbox-6.4.0-3.fc43.x86_64.rpm
Updating and loading repositories:
Repositories loaded.
Failed to access RPM "nemo-dropbox-6.4.0-3.fc43.x86_64.rpm": No such file or directory
eric@fedora:~$ 
eric@fedora:~$ 
eric@fedora:~$ 
eric@fedora:~$ https://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/Packages/n/nemo-dropbox-6.4.0-3.fc43.x86_64.rpm
bash: https://download1.rpmfusion.org/nonfree/fedora/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/Packages/n/nemo-dropbox-6.4.0-3.fc43.x86_64.rpm: No such file or directory
eric@fedora:~$ 
eric@fedora:~$ 
eric@fedora:~$ dnf --enablerepo=rpmfusion-nonfree-rawhide install nemo-dropbox
No matching repositories for rpmfusion-nonfree-rawhide. Add "--help" for more information about the arguments.

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FOLLOWING COMMENT ON DUPLICATE POST

Aug 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM

Beatboxer
Re: Trouble installing dropbox-nemo
I succeeded in downloading and tried to run

sudo dnf install rpmfusion-nonfree-release-44.noarch.rpm
   
and got this error:

Could not depsolve transaction; 1 problem detected:
 Problem: conflicting requests
  - nothing provides system-release(44) needed by rpmfusion-nonfree-release-44-0.2.noarch from @commandline

I'm referring to the post that Neal Mc said went into spam "as it was about the same issue."

Here's the page I see when I click the link in the "augustus" email I mentioned. The subject line of the email is different than usual: "Subscription Update on The Dropbox Community" 

I don't think there any issue, but it is curious.

Thanks to the team for all their support.

Hey Beatboxer​, happy Friday! 

Happy to see that your issue is now resolved! In any case, keep an eye on it, and let us know if anything changes.

In regards to the "AugustusHarbor" comment, I searched for the username but couldn't find any active users on our Community with that username. 

Lastly, you mentioned a different thread. The only other thread of yours that I could find is this one, which is an older one and the issue has been resolved. Is this not the case? Is it possible that you're talking about a different one? 

I thought the other thread was about my difficulties installing the dropbox plugin for nemo, which seems a different issue, not a second post on the issue in this thread.

Is that any chance to resurrect that thread? I had included a lot of detail about what didn't work that I can't reproduce. 

Hey Beatboxer, just wanted to check in and ask if the steps that Neal shared, worked for you.

Let us know if you have a chance.

Hi Beatboxer​,

When you install Dropbox from Fedora Software, what you’re actually getting is the Flatpak package. That Flatpak only provides the Dropbox desktop client (the menus and icon), but it doesn’t include the actual background service that syncs your files.

That syncing service is the proprietary Dropbox daemon, and it needs to be installed separately. Without it, you’ll see a popup saying Dropbox can’t run until the daemon is present.

Here are the steps to get it working on Fedora:

Install dependencies (required for the daemon to run):

sudo dnf install libatomic

Download the official Dropbox daemon from Dropbox:This will place the daemon in ~/.dropbox-dist/.

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

Start the daemon:The first time it runs, it will ask you to link your computer with your Dropbox account (via a URL you open in your browser).

~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd

Run Dropbox normally:

• • If you’re using the Flatpak UI, it should now detect the daemon and sync correctly.
  • Alternatively, you can skip the Flatpak and just install the official Dropbox RPM package from Dropbox’s Linux install page, which bundles the client and daemon together.

The Fedora Software utility indicates that the Flatpak version of dropbox is installed. Is that the same as the "proprietary dropbox daemon" that the popup tells me I need to install?

Beatboxer​ unfortunately we may have come full circle, our team recommended uninstalling Dropbox, deleting ~/.dropbox-dist and ~/.dropbox, then reinstalling. Which I know which is what originally brought you here to begin with. This case is a thorny one 😬

drwxrwxr-x. 1 eric eric         88 Aug 13 18:27  .dropbox-dist

Tree runs ok without sudo. I had just been using sudo a lot.

eric@fedora:~$ tree -L 2 ~/.dropbox-dist
/home/eric/.dropbox-dist
├── dropboxd
├── dropbox-lnx.x86_64-230.4.8797
│   ├── ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
│   ├── allocator_metrics.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
│   ├── apex._apex.abi3.so
│   ├── _cffi_backend.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
│   ├── cpuid_native.abi3.so
│   ├── cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.abi3.so
│   ├── cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.abi3.so
│   ├── dropbox
│   ├── dropboxd
│   ├── fastpath.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
│   ├── fs_api_python.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
│   ├── google._upb._message.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
│   ├── helpers
│   ├── images
│   ├── libatomic.so.1
│   ├── libdropbox_core.so
│   ├── libdropbox_sqlite_ext.so
│   ├── libdropbox_tprt.so
│   ├── libffi.so.7 -> libffi.so.7.1.0
│   ├── libffi.so.7.1.0
│   ├── libicudata.so.42
│   ├── libicui18n.so.42
│   ├── libicuuc.so.42
│   ├── libpython3.8.so.1.0
│   ├── libQt5Core.so.5
│   ├── libQt5DBus.so.5
│   ├── libQt5Gui.so.5
│   ├── libQt5Network.so.5
│   ├── libQt5OpenGL.so.5
│   ├── libQt5PrintSupport.so.5
│   ├── libQt5Qml.so.5
│   ├── libQt5Quick.so.5
│   ├── libQt5Sql.so.5
│   ├── libQt5WebKit.so.5
│   ├── libQt5WebKitWidgets.so.5
│   ├── libQt5Widgets.so.5
│   ├── libQt5XcbQpa.so.5
│   ├── linuxffi_gnu_native.abi3.so
│   ├── linuxffi_pthread_native.abi3.so
│   ├── linuxffi_sys_native.abi3.so
│   ├── linuxinfinite_native.abi3.so
│   ├── nucleus_python.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
│   ├── plugins
│   ├── posixffi_libc_native.abi3.so
│   ├── psutil._psutil_linux.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
│   ├── psutil._psutil_posix.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
│   ├── PyQt5.QtCore.so
│   ├── PyQt5.QtDBus.so
│   ├── PyQt5.QtGui.so
│   ├── PyQt5.QtNetwork.so
│   ├── PyQt5.QtPrintSupport.so
│   ├── PyQt5.QtQml.so
│   ├── PyQt5.QtWidgets.so
│   ├── PyQt5.sip.so
│   ├── python-packages.zip
│   ├── qt.conf
│   ├── README
│   ├── resources
│   ├── tornado.speedups.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
│   ├── tprt.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
│   ├── VERSION
│   ├── wmctrl
│   ├── wrapt._wrappers.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
│   └── _yappi.cpython-38-x86_64-linux-gnu.so
└── VERSION

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