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Why is the Dropbox desktop application not working on Linux Mint?
When I try to start launch the Dropbox GUI after installing Dropbox (from the Dropbox website) on my Linux Mint desktop, it just flashes and disappears. How can I fix this? Alternatively, how can I c...
I finally got it to change the directory as I wanted. It turned out that the directions in https://help.dropbox.com/installs/dropbox-desktop-app-for-linux are incomplete, and in the wrong order. The correct procedure on Linux Mint with Mate is:
Remove dropboxd and dropbox if either (or both) is/are already installed, following the instructions in https://help.dropbox.com/installs/uninstall-dropbox#uninstall-linux .
Restart.
Install libappindicator3-1.
Restart.
Install ayatana-indicator-application.
Restart.
Install dropbox and dropboxd.
Restart.
Add Indicator Applet Complete to panel.
Restart.
Use the right-hand menu over the IAC on the panel to install the dropbox icon if it is not already installed.
Restart. Now the icon will be ready for use.
Megan: I followed your instructions, uninstalled according to your link, and re-started.
Jay: I followed the instructions in your link, and re-started.
Then I installed Dropbox again according to your instructions and re-started. I clicked on the pop-up to install the demon. Then I entered "dropbox start" under my own id, and was instructed to type "dropbox start -i" to install the demon. Then when I entered "dropbox start" again, I was given a link, which I opened, but all I got was an animated square, which continued until I got tired of it and closed the tab. then I did "sudo dropbox start -i", which installed a bunch of stuff, and I restarted my computer. Then I tried to star Dropbox from the Mint button, but nothing happened. Then when I entered "dropbox start" again, I was given a link, which I opened, but all I got was an animated square, which continued until I got tired of it and closed the tab. I restarted my computer. Tried again as root, same thing.
In summary, before I asked how to change my off-line directory, Dropbox apparently worked, but the off-line directory was on the wrong disk. Now dropbox status returns "Waiting to be linked to a Dropbox account..." and following the link tells me that I was successful. But the Dropbox directory is still on the wrong disk, and I do not seem to have any way to change its location - things seem to be as they were before I asked.
- Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Thanks for the update, in order to look into this matter in more detail, I'd recommend contacting the support team directly for them to investigate further.
