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Re: dropbox install problems centos 7.6

dropbox install problems centos 7.6

just4bs
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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?

 

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csts_peter
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Update for those affected.

The headless version from https://www.dropbox.com/install-linux does work if you have a GDE.  I managed to successfully install it to my local linux box.  

However, installing to my remote AWS instances fails with the above errors.  I believe the problem is caused by the app trying to launch a browser because it wants us to validate a new dropbox installation on the machine.  (Which doesn't make too much sense when running headless).  

Regardless, I'll debug this issue some more when I get the chance (as I am away on vacation currently).

MathUHenry
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This may be common knowledge now, but for any other newbies searching the forums, you can now use DropBox through FlatPak.

Go here to enable FlatHub: https://flatpak.org/setup/CentOS/

Then here to download the FlatPak DropBox:  https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.dropbox.Client

juanreimon
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I removed Centos and then I installed Fedora 29, when installing dropbox there were also dependency problems, later I followed the indications of the requirements to use dropbox (Reinstall Fedora but Xfce, and I installed the GTK, Glib and Nautilus add-ons) but the problems with dependencies to moment of installation continued.

Finally with all the requirements met I was able to install Dropbox with the following command:

$ dnf -y install nautilus-dropbox

The problems as I understand were:
-KDE Plasma Desktop. Both CentOS and Fedora.
-The installation from a rpm package.

MathUHenry
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My initial post was incomplete. The FlatPak version requires an ext4 partition. To set this up:

1) partition a drive to ext4 (I had to do this at install)
2) make drive mount with each session:
i) create reference folder: mkdir /home/user_name/dropbox_drive
ii) identify name of drive (sda3): ls /dev/hd*
iii) edit hard-drive list: sudo gedit /etc/fstab
iv) add line: /dev/sda3 /home/user_name/dropbox_drive ext4 defaults 1 2

MathUHenry
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Further update: CentOS offers ext4 as a partition format option for the home directory, so there is no need to create and mount a separate partition.

MathUHenry
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To summarize:

1) Format home directory as ext4 at CentOS 7 installation (to be compatible with DropBox)

2) Enable FlatHub: https://flatpak.org/setup/CentOS/

3) Download the FlatPak DropBox:  https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.dropbox.Client

ats81
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Thank you very much.
This works on my CentOS7 with an external ext4 drive!

MathUHenry
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To launch at startup:
/usr/bin/flatpak run --branch=stable --arch=x86_64 --command=/app/bin/dropbox-app com.dropbox.Client
(I just searched for DropBox in the root directory to find this)
To access Startup Applications in CentOS:
sudo gedit /usr/share/applications/session-properties.desktop
Change the NoDisplay parameter from true to false
'gnome-session-properties' is  'Startup Applications', you can search for them in the launcher

wcardoso
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@MathUHenry  escreveu:

To summarize:

1) Format home directory as ext4 at CentOS 7 installation (to be compatible with DropBox)

2) Enable FlatHub: https://flatpak.org/setup/CentOS/

3) Download the FlatPak DropBox:  https://flathub.org/apps/details/com.dropbox.Client



Funcionou Perfeitamente!! Obrigado!

BrettW
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I don't think DropBox have ever answered the question "Why does it have to be ext4?"

This requirement is basically ridiculous.  POSIX is POSIX.  An application should not care.

Need more support?