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Re: Unable to sign into desktop app on Ubuntu

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Unable to sign into desktop app on Ubuntu

richardjconrad
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‎05-31-2017 12:26 PM
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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!
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‎06-12-2018 08:22 PM
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Ginobean's answer works for me. Just setting Firefox as the default browser so that the sign-in redirect goes to the correct page. I did not uninstall and re-install Dropbox. Ubuntu 14.04 here, Dropbox installed using .deb file via GUI.  

tgr
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‎12-10-2018 04:41 PM
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For a better solution see https://askubuntu.com/questions/689449/external-links-are-opened-as-blank-tabs-in-new-browser-window... (the Chrome launcher needs to be fixed)

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