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dropbox install problems centos 7.6
Trying to install on a new centos build. Tried using the .rpm files but kept getting this: python3 is needed by nautilus-dropbox-2019.01.31-1.fc21.x86_64 python3-gobject >= 3.14.0 is needed by na...
To summarize:
1) Format home directory as ext4 at CentOS 7 installation (to be compatible with DropBox)
2) Enable FlatHub: https://flatpak.org/setup/CentOS/
3) Download the FlatPak DropBox: https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.dropbox.Client
Update for those affected.
The headless version from https://www.dropbox.com/install-linux does work if you have a GDE. I managed to successfully install it to my local linux box.
However, installing to my remote AWS instances fails with the above errors. I believe the problem is caused by the app trying to launch a browser because it wants us to validate a new dropbox installation on the machine. (Which doesn't make too much sense when running headless).
Regardless, I'll debug this issue some more when I get the chance (as I am away on vacation currently).
This may be common knowledge now, but for any other newbies searching the forums, you can now use DropBox through FlatPak.
Go here to enable FlatHub: https://flatpak.org/setup/CentOS/
Then here to download the FlatPak DropBox: https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.dropbox.Client
My initial post was incomplete. The FlatPak version requires an ext4 partition. To set this up:
1) partition a drive to ext4 (I had to do this at install)
2) make drive mount with each session:
i) create reference folder: mkdir /home/user_name/dropbox_drive
ii) identify name of drive (sda3): ls /dev/hd*
iii) edit hard-drive list: sudo gedit /etc/fstab
iv) add line: /dev/sda3 /home/user_name/dropbox_drive ext4 defaults 1 2Further update: CentOS offers ext4 as a partition format option for the home directory, so there is no need to create and mount a separate partition.
To summarize:
1) Format home directory as ext4 at CentOS 7 installation (to be compatible with DropBox)
2) Enable FlatHub: https://flatpak.org/setup/CentOS/
3) Download the FlatPak DropBox: https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.dropbox.Client
Thank you very much.
This works on my CentOS7 with an external ext4 drive!To launch at startup:
/usr/bin/flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --command=/app/bin/dropbox-app com.dropbox.Client
(I just searched for DropBox in the root directory to find this)
To access Startup Applications in CentOS:
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/session-properties.desktop
Change the NoDisplay parameter from true to false
'gnome-session-properties' is 'Startup Applications', you can search for them in the launcher
I tried to install via flathub.
[orca@orcacomputers www]$ cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS Linux release 7.8.2003 (Core)
[orca@orcacomputers www]$ ldd --version
ldd (GNU libc) 2.17
Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Written by Roland McGrath and Ulrich Drepper.
My error:
[orca@orcacomputers www]$ /opt/dropbox/dropboxd
dropbox: locating interpreter
dropbox: logging to /tmp/dropbox-antifreeze-OrxTZp
dropbox: initializing
dropbox: initializing python 3.7.5
dropbox: setting program path '/opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649/dropbox'
dropbox: setting python path '/opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649:/opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649/python-packages.zip'
dropbox: python initialized
dropbox: running dropbox
dropbox: setting args
dropbox: applying overrides
dropbox: running main script
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._constant_time.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649/apex._apex.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "dropbox/__init__.pyc", line 8, in <module>
File "dropbox/overrides.pyc", line 475, in <module>
File "dropbox/overrides.pyc", line 363, in __ssl_wrap_socket_internal_ca_certs
File "dropbox/ssl/context.pyc", line 16, in <module>
File "dropbox/nts/__init__.pyc", line 30, in <module>
File "dropbox/client/authentication/interface.pyc", line 29, in <module>
File "dropbox/assertions.pyc", line 13, in <module>
File "dropbox/exception/reporting.pyc", line 40, in <module>
File "dropbox/client_api/exceptions.pyc", line 21, in <module>
File "apex/__init__.pyc", line 8, in <module>
File "<_bootstrap_overrides>", line 153, in load_module
ImportError: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.18' not found (required by /opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649/libdropbox_apex.so)
!! dropbox: fatal python exception:
['Traceback (most recent call last):\n', ' File "dropbox/__init__.pyc", line 8, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/overrides.pyc", line 475, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/overrides.pyc", line 363, in __ssl_wrap_socket_internal_ca_certs\n', ' File "dropbox/ssl/context.pyc", line 16, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/nts/__init__.pyc", line 30, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/client/authentication/interface.pyc", line 29, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/assertions.pyc", line 13, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/exception/reporting.pyc", line 40, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/client_api/exceptions.pyc", line 21, in <module>\n', ' File "apex/__init__.pyc", line 8, in <module>\n', ' File "<_bootstrap_overrides>", line 153, in load_module\n', "ImportError: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.18' not found (required by /opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649/libdropbox_apex.so)\n"] (error 3)
Aborted (core dumped)
Sure wish I could use this program on my machine.Can Dropbox or anyone else tell us which versions of Linux does this App work on?
- Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi powerhouse, the Dropbox desktop application on Linux requires the installation of Glibc 2.19 or higher according to the requirements. The app itself needs to be installed on one of the supported file systems according to this article.
nasdrop, you can see the supported Linux OSes in the above article as well.
Hope this helps!
