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FullScale4Me
Explorer | Level 3
2 years ago

Dropbox client refuses to finish installation (invalid URL)

Dropbox worked fine on MX Linux 21, based on Debian 11. I recently upgraded one of my PCs to MX Linux 23 (Xfce) based on Debian 12.   I have tried install installation from the MX Linux repository ...
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  • izio's avatar
    izio
    2 years ago

    I also use MX Linux 23 and had the exact same error as yours. The following helped me:

    1. deleted the old link to my MX 21 installation.
    2. stopped Dropbox client via CLI (dropbox stop)
    3. started Dropbox client via CLI (dropbox start)

     

    After step 3 the browser was started and the link was valid. I was able to link the installation successfully. I am not sure if step number 1 is really necessary. But it does not hurt 🙂

    Hope this helps you!

     

izio's avatar
izio
New member | Level 2
2 years ago

I also use MX Linux 23 and had the exact same error as yours. The following helped me:

1. deleted the old link to my MX 21 installation.
2. stopped Dropbox client via CLI (dropbox stop)
3. started Dropbox client via CLI (dropbox start)

 

After step 3 the browser was started and the link was valid. I was able to link the installation successfully. I am not sure if step number 1 is really necessary. But it does not hurt 🙂

Hope this helps you!

 

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