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Unable to sign into desktop app on Ubuntu
On Ubuntu 16.04, I installed dropbox using the .deb downloaded from the website. It went on to install the daemon and started. The problem is that I can't sign in. Instead of giving me the login screen, it simply opens a blank window of my browser. Any ideas why I might be seeing this? Could I be missing dependencies or have file permissions wrong? Is there an alternate way to connect the desktop app to my account? Thanks!
Ok, I got it solved. Here's the answer for posterity.
I think something left over from a previous install was messing up the communication between dropbox and chrome. I changed my default browser to firefox, removed and reinstalled dropbox, and this time it worked just fine.
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- Jane
Dropbox Staff
No problem with the firewall, turns out it's not enabled by default in ubuntu. And I don't have any proxies set up. Seems to me like the problem has to do with Dropbox's ability to communicate with the browser - it can open one but it doesn't go to the right page.
I also just ran into this issue. When I tried to sign in to dropbox, it would simply open an empty chrome window.
Finally, I set the default browser to Firefox and the Dropbox sign in worked correctly, bringing up a firefox sign in window.
Can you fix the Ubuntu (Debian) version of Dropbox so that it works correct when Chrome is the default browser?
Ok, I got it solved. Here's the answer for posterity.
I think something left over from a previous install was messing up the communication between dropbox and chrome. I changed my default browser to firefox, removed and reinstalled dropbox, and this time it worked just fine.
Does not seem like a fix.
I tried using Firefox as default browser. It is not working.
- This solution worked for me thanks!
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, dropbox 2015.10.28 amd64 and Chrome as default browser.
For a better solution see https://askubuntu.com/questions/689449/external-links-are-opened-as-blank-tabs-in-new-browser-window-in-chrome (the Chrome launcher needs to be fixed)
