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boxquestioner
New member | Level 2
7 years ago

Proprietary daemon and python-gpgme

Hi, I try to install Dropbox on Linux. When I clicked on the Dropbox icon or visited www.dropbox.com/download, I got a message: In order to use Dropbox, you must download the proprietary daemon. No...
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gcvisel
Helpful | Level 5
7 years ago

I am getting the same popup every time I boot up Mint 17.3.  If I click on OK (and check the Don't show this again box,) it hangs the install at about 75%.  (This is with Dropbox installed and running just fine!)  If I just click the checkbox and dismiss the popup, it just comes back on next bootup.  More of a nuisance on bootup that I have to dismiss, so I was wondering if anyone else was seeing this popup.  

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jonaseberle
Helpful | Level 6
7 years ago

Any update here?

  • smartsphere's avatar
    smartsphere
    New member | Level 2
    7 years ago

    I installed   python-gpg and  Dropbox loads up without the warning

    sudo apt-get install python-gpg

    Dennnis

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      gcvisel
      Helpful | Level 5
      7 years ago

      I tried that, and get "Unable to locate package python-gpg." 
      In the Mint Synaptic Package manager, python-gpg is not listed, but python-gpgme is, and it was already installed.

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        maihoa
        Explorer | Level 4
        6 years ago

        Hi

        Nearly every time I boot Linux Mint 19.1 (based on Ubuntu 18.04) I get the following dialog message:

        python-gpg(python-gpgme for Ubuntu 16-10 and lower) is not installed, we will not be able to verify binary signatures.

        Running  dpkg -l |grep python-gpg   indicates python-gpg is installed

        ii python-gpg 1.10.0-1ubuntu2 amd64 Python interface to the GPGME GnuPG encryption library (Python 2)

        If I click on OK or Cancel, it doesn't matter which, Dropbox works normally. I get the Dropbox icon, it syncs and as far as I can tell, it's working as it should. However clicking on "Don't show this again" does not work. I still get the message the next time I boot.

        How do I get rid of the message? It's annoying.

        John

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