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just4bs
Helpful | Level 5
7 years ago
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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...
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MathUHenry
Helpful | Level 6
7 years ago

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 2

  • MathUHenry's avatar
    MathUHenry
    Helpful | Level 6
    7 years ago

    Further 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.

  • ats81's avatar
    ats81
    Explorer | Level 4
    7 years ago

    Thank you very much.
    This works on my CentOS7 with an external ext4 drive!

    • MathUHenry's avatar
      MathUHenry
      Helpful | Level 6
      7 years ago

      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

      • nasdrop's avatar
        nasdrop
        Explorer | Level 4
        6 years ago

        I installed the app from flatpak. It seems to being working fine. But is there a way I can specify which directories I want to sync?

        I don't want to sync all my dropbox direcotries, only the ones I need on the linux side.

    • BrettW's avatar
      BrettW
      Helpful | Level 6
      7 years ago

      I don't think DropBox have ever answered the question "Why does it have to be ext4?"

      This requirement is basically ridiculous.  POSIX is POSIX.  An application should not care.

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