dropbox install problems centos 7.6

[just4bs]

Trying to install on a new centos build.  Tried using the .rpm files  but kept getting this:

python3 is needed by nautilus-dropbox-2019.01.31-1.fc21.x86_64
python3-gobject >= 3.14.0 is needed by nautilus-dropbox-2019.01.31-1.fc21.x86_64

Installed python3.6, still the same issue.

Tried uploading via the headless method.  Got this error (amongst a bunch of text):

ImportError: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.18' not found

I'm not a super pro at linux, but I am competent.  What is going on?

[inimist]

Going to lose another soon 😞

[nasdrop]

I installed the app from flatpak. It seems to being working fine. But is there a way I can specify which directories I want to sync?

I don't want to sync all my dropbox direcotries, only the ones I need on the linux side.

[Daphne]

Hey @nasdrop!

If you only want to sync specific folders from your Dropbox account to a device, you can use selective sync to determine which folders you don't want to sync.

You can check out more about selective sync from here.

If you happen to be running a headless installation then you can check out the command for this feature here under "exclude".

Let me know if this helps!

[nasdrop]

Im running from flatpak:

flatpak run com.dropbox.Client

Only optios are help and debug:

$ flatpak run com.dropbox.Client --help
usage: dropbox-app [-h] [--debug]

optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--debug

[Walter]

Hey @nasdrop; thanks for the additional details there.

I'm afraid we can't help much here since this is not our official desktop application.

As this page outlines, this wrapper is not verified by, affiliated with, or supported by Dropbox. 

You can see a list of our official system requirements here:

https://help.dropbox.com/installs-integrations/desktop/system-requirements

I hope this helps to some extent. 

[powerhouse]

I tried to install via flathub. 

[orca@orcacomputers www]$ cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS Linux release 7.8.2003 (Core)
[orca@orcacomputers www]$ ldd --version
ldd (GNU libc) 2.17
Copyright (C) 2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
Written by Roland McGrath and Ulrich Drepper.

My error:

[orca@orcacomputers www]$ /opt/dropbox/dropboxd
dropbox: locating interpreter
dropbox: logging to /tmp/dropbox-antifreeze-OrxTZp
dropbox: initializing
dropbox: initializing python 3.7.5
dropbox: setting program path '/opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649/dropbox'
dropbox: setting python path '/opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649:/opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649/python-packages.zip'
dropbox: python initialized
dropbox: running dropbox
dropbox: setting args
dropbox: applying overrides
dropbox: running main script
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._constant_time.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649/apex._apex.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "dropbox/__init__.pyc", line 8, in <module>
File "dropbox/overrides.pyc", line 475, in <module>
File "dropbox/overrides.pyc", line 363, in __ssl_wrap_socket_internal_ca_certs
File "dropbox/ssl/context.pyc", line 16, in <module>
File "dropbox/nts/__init__.pyc", line 30, in <module>
File "dropbox/client/authentication/interface.pyc", line 29, in <module>
File "dropbox/assertions.pyc", line 13, in <module>
File "dropbox/exception/reporting.pyc", line 40, in <module>
File "dropbox/client_api/exceptions.pyc", line 21, in <module>
File "apex/__init__.pyc", line 8, in <module>
File "<_bootstrap_overrides>", line 153, in load_module
ImportError: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.18' not found (required by /opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649/libdropbox_apex.so)
!! dropbox: fatal python exception:
['Traceback (most recent call last):\n', ' File "dropbox/__init__.pyc", line 8, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/overrides.pyc", line 475, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/overrides.pyc", line 363, in __ssl_wrap_socket_internal_ca_certs\n', ' File "dropbox/ssl/context.pyc", line 16, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/nts/__init__.pyc", line 30, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/client/authentication/interface.pyc", line 29, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/assertions.pyc", line 13, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/exception/reporting.pyc", line 40, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/client_api/exceptions.pyc", line 21, in <module>\n', ' File "apex/__init__.pyc", line 8, in <module>\n', ' File "<_bootstrap_overrides>", line 153, in load_module\n', "ImportError: /lib64/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.18' not found (required by /opt/dropbox/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-105.4.649/libdropbox_apex.so)\n"] (error 3)
Aborted (core dumped)
Sure wish I could use this program on my machine.

[nasdrop]

Can Dropbox or anyone else tell us which versions of Linux does this App work on?

[powerhouse]

So looks like installing dropbox on sda1 wont work because its vfat. 
Good thing I partitioned the raid5 as ext4.  So now is there anyway I can tell Dropbox installation to install to sdc?  That would be a glorious accomplishment.

[Jay]

Hi @powerhouse, the Dropbox desktop application on Linux requires the installation of Glibc 2.19 or higher according to the requirements. The app itself needs to be installed on one of the supported file systems according to this article.

@nasdrop, you can see the supported Linux OSes in the above article as well.

Hope this helps!

[powerhouse]

I have got Dropbox installed on CentOS7 now I just need to make Dropbox sync to /mnt/raid5 but I don't see how.  Please see this post