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ztoa
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

No GUI on Debian 12.

Hello, The Dropbox app is successfully installed on Debian 12, but There is no GUI of this app. When I click the Dropbox icon on the desktop, nothing happens. The command of          dropbox s...
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Jay
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3 years ago

Hi ztoa, thanks for bringing this to our attention.

 

If you're not on a Dropbox Basic plan with more than 3 devices connected, could you try an advanced reinstall of the app using the steps in this link?

 

Keep me updated with any progress!

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ztoa
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Thanks for your kind reply. I did as you said. Now the file is synced but there is no GUI of Dropbox. I can see the files is updating now in the folder.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
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    3 years ago

    Does your device meet the minimum requirements for the Dropbox desktop application according to this page?

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      ztoa
      Explorer | Level 4
      3 years ago

      Should I install the Nautilus?   The Gnome-shell version on Debian 12  is 43.6, so I can't install the "TopIcons extension". Is there any way to solve this problem? The version of Dropbox I installed is "Ubuntu 14.04 - 22.04 (.deb)"

      • Walter's avatar
        Walter
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        3 years ago

        Hey ztoa, sorry to jump in, but I just wanted to mention that if you’d like to get the full Dropbox desktop app, you need to use:

         

        A computer capable of running the required operating system, and one of the following desktop environments:

         

        • GNOME shell (may need the TopIcons extension to get the tray icon)
        • Unity
        • GNOME Classic
        • XFCE with the corresponding Nautilus dependencies

        And these additional requirements, when applicable:

         

        • GTK 2.24 or later
        • Glib 2.40 or later
        • Libappindicator 12.10 or later
        • Nautilus 3.10.1 or later
           

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