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RogerOakes's avatar
RogerOakes
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS problems

I started getting this message when running Dropbox on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS -

So I went to www.dropbox.com and downloaded the current version .deb installation file and used gdebi to unpack and install it.  I get this message from that procedure -

So, now I can't use the old version of Dropbox which is compatible with my Ubuntu and I can't use the new version of Dropbox on my version of Ubuntu.  And, BTW, please note the 'LTS' status of 22.04.  I want to use the Long Term Support version of the OS if at all possible. 

I've realized that I can just use the web version of Dropbox on my Linux system, and I will get by.  If anyone out there has a relatively simple  (!) fix for this I would appreciate your help. 

  • Здравко's avatar
    Здравко
    Legendary | Level 20

    Hi RogerOakes,

    Install your old and compatible version. After that try fix the issue using following shell commands:

    $ dropbox stop

    $ rm -rf ~/.dropbox-dist

    $ dropbox start -i

    Hope this helps.

    • RogerOakes's avatar
      RogerOakes
      Explorer | Level 3

      No change in situation.  Dropbox client still doesn't work for me on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.   Reverting to browser based client. 

      • Здравко's avatar
        Здравко
        Legendary | Level 20

        Can you post the terminal output when executing the commands, I posted above?

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