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ilan1
Explorer | Level 4
8 years ago
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Dropbox software needs installation on every startup

I am running Ubuntu 18.04 and on this computer every time I turn on the computer comes another request to install the proprietary software. This is annoying as it should know that the latest version already exists.

This morning I saw 2 Dropbox icons on the status bar, so perhaps it is the second instance which is causing problems? I looked on the computer and I have 3 progarms:

/usr/bin/dropbox

/usr/share/lintian/overrides/nautilus-dropbox

/usr/share/vrms/reasons/nautilus-dropbox

 

There is also

/var/lib/update-notifier/user.d/dropbox-start-required

 

Do I need both dropbox and nautilus-dropbox (in 2 locations)?

If I don't what is the proper way to dump the excess baggage?

 

Thanks,

Ilan

 

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  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    8 years ago

    Thanks for the info, I’ve forwarded this to our team for them to look into this matter further!

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    delmersteh
    New member | Level 2
    6 years ago

    Thanks for the detail answer guide i have the same issue

  • ilan1's avatar
    ilan1
    Explorer | Level 4
    6 years ago

    Lately dropbox has been acting much better. Still on my laptop, this morning, I saw the problem again.

     

    To play fair, we have to consider that dropbox is using system services, and the system may not be up to date. So to play fair use:

    sudo apt autoremove
    0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

    Take special notice of the 0 not upgraded. If this number is > 0, give dropbox a level playing field and use

    sudo apt dist-upgrade

    Afterwards you can try autoremove again to see that all is clean. This should help with dropbox as well.

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