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Unable to install the desktop app on Fedora 41.
I need to install the Desktop App for Selective Sync.
I've downloaded the Fedora rpm and installed it. I installs a filemanager. When I click on the 'open dropbox app' the screen blinks and is redisplayed.
What are the steps for installing the Dropbox app?
Thanks
Hi jonbjoseph, thanks for the info. Are you able to use the Linux commands to exclude the folders you don't need from your Dropbox folder?
- Hannah
Dropbox Staff
Hey jonbjoseph, welcome to the Dropbox Community!
If you're having trouble installing the Dropbox application on your Linux computer, take a look at this article.
Can you let me know if it helps and how it goes?
If not, let us know where you get stuck and we'll be happy to help.
Restarting the device is always a good first troubleshooting step if you come across that same issue again.
Thanks in advance!
Hi Hannah,
I'm having the same problem and I'm trying to use the linux commands, but it's not working for me. Since I'm very new to Linux, could you please help me with the command line syntax to exclude a directory. What I'm doing is not working. I go to the terminal inside dropbox and then I type 'dropbox exclude add [~/my folder]'.
If I type 'exclude add [/my folder]' I receive a error message saying that the command doesn't exist.
Help please... Thank you!
- Nancy
Hey Peace of Wine! Do you mind sharing a screenshot with me of what you see exactly, so that I can take a look?
Hi Hannah,
I've looked at the article you suggested I read. However, I'm spinning my wheels trying to figure out how to get the Dropbox GUI app that allows me to selectively sync. I can run the dropbox daemon and have the command line app for starting/stopping the daemon. But the daemon is attempting to download all my files on dropbox. I don't have room on my PC to download all my dropbox files.
Bottom Line: I need selective sync capability.
Thanks for your help.
- Jay
Hi jonbjoseph, thanks for the info. Are you able to use the Linux commands to exclude the folders you don't need from your Dropbox folder?
Hi Jay
You pointed me directly to the solution! The 'dropbox exclude add' Linux command is what I should have used. I had blinders on thinking that there was a GUI dropbox app (like what I had installed on Linuxmint 21.3 and Windows 11). So I have to apologize to Hannah, since Hannah directed me to the page with dropbox Linux commands.
Thanks!
Hi Guys, Dropbox support found out what was the problem. After installing dropbox you need to install the extension AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Support. This will give support to the legacy icons and the dropbox menu and preferences will show up. You just need to double click on the icon in you right superior corner. You don't need to use the commands on the terminal. I hope it helps.
Today, I ran the following commands to install what hoped you were the ' extension AppIndicator and KStatusNotifierItem Support '. But I'm not seeing anything related to Dropbox in the upper right hand corners (just seeing power, networking, sound control icons).
dnf install gnome-shell-extension-appindicator
dnf install gnome-shell-extension-status-iconsCan you provide me with the 'dnf install' commands you used? Thanks!
I couldn't paste the link. Sorry!
