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No GUI on Debian 12.
Hello,
The Dropbox app is successfully installed on Debian 12, but There is no GUI of this app. When I click the Dropbox icon on the desktop, nothing happens. The command of
dropbox start -i
returns:
Dropbox isn't responding!
Dropbox is already running!
What is wrong and how should I repair it?
Thanks.
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- Jay
Dropbox Community Moderator
Hi ztoa, thanks for bringing this to our attention.
If you're not on a Dropbox Basic plan with more than 3 devices connected, could you try an advanced reinstall of the app using the steps in this link?
Keep me updated with any progress!
Thanks for your kind reply. I did as you said. Now the file is synced but there is no GUI of Dropbox. I can see the files is updating now in the folder.
Should I install the Nautilus? The Gnome-shell version on Debian 12 is 43.6, so I can't install the "TopIcons extension". Is there any way to solve this problem? The version of Dropbox I installed is "Ubuntu 14.04 - 22.04 (.deb)"
- Walter
Hey ztoa, sorry to jump in, but I just wanted to mention that if you’d like to get the full Dropbox desktop app, you need to use:
A computer capable of running the required operating system, and one of the following desktop environments:
- GNOME shell (may need the TopIcons extension to get the tray icon)
- Unity
- GNOME Classic
- XFCE with the corresponding Nautilus dependencies
And these additional requirements, when applicable:
- GTK 2.24 or later
- Glib 2.40 or later
- Libappindicator 12.10 or later
- Nautilus 3.10.1 or later
Thanks for your kind reply. Please check this post , which solve the problem.
Hi Walter.
I found out searching on the web that dropbox dont work correctly with Wayland.
After changing my Gnome Shell back to X11 it worked fine!
Maybe this info need be verified and is important to be showed with the install instructions?
