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Anghellos's avatar
Anghellos
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

I'm getting an error message "Could not start the Dropbox daemon" for a Fedora 31 install.

Hello, I tried to install dropbox on my fresh installation of Fedora 31. The error that i got is "Could not start the dropbox daemon" if i run the installation on terminal i got additional details ...
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  • acquitar's avatar
    acquitar
    6 years ago

    Hi, I just used this command on my Fedora 31 Workstaion before installing Dropbox. The Dropbox daemon starts successfully now, and the sync function works well.

    sudo dnf install libatomic

    Now the only problem is the tray icon keeps showing "Connecting...", but it does not affect the running.

     

Jane's avatar
Jane
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Hey Anghellos, thanks for checking in with us! 
 
In order to make sure I’m further advising correctly, can you specify the following for me?
 
  • Did you run the installation on your terminal both times or is it a full installation that triggered the error message the first time? 
  • Can you cross-check that this machine meets the minimum requirements? 
  • Have you installed the missing package detailed in the error message to see if this fixes this issue?
I’ve also run a search on our system & I could see that an agent has also replied on your open ticket, so you can choose to reply on either channel. 
 
Please let me know how you’d prefer to proceed. Thanks again! 
acquitar's avatar
acquitar
Helpful | Level 6
6 years ago

Hi, I suppose this issue is somehow caused by the new upgrade of Dropbox which shows a new version number 85.4.155 at the directory ~/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-85.4.155 .

For I can remember, the version number was 84.4.170 before I reinstalled Fedora 31 yesterday, and it worked.

I tried to install Dropbox via both Fedora repo and the rpm package proived by Dropbox, but all failed at the point of starting Dropbox daemon.

Hope this helps.

  • Daniel L.20's avatar
    Daniel L.20
    Helpful | Level 6
    6 years ago

    I had to install libatomic1 manually:

    sudo apt-get install libatomic1

     

    fyi- this problem started for me when upgrading to 85.4.155

    • KlausWuestefeld's avatar
      KlausWuestefeld
      New member | Level 2
      6 years ago

      Installing dropbox-lnx.x86_64-85.4.155 on Ubuntu 18.04 had the same problem.

      Install libatomic1 manually worked for me too:

      sudo apt-get install libatomic1

    • Miguel P.16's avatar
      Miguel P.16
      Explorer | Level 4
      6 years ago

      Any idea how to install on Fedora 31?

      • acquitar's avatar
        acquitar
        Helpful | Level 6
        6 years ago

        Hi, I just used this command on my Fedora 31 Workstaion before installing Dropbox. The Dropbox daemon starts successfully now, and the sync function works well.

        sudo dnf install libatomic

        Now the only problem is the tray icon keeps showing "Connecting...", but it does not affect the running.

         

    • Miguel P.16's avatar
      Miguel P.16
      Explorer | Level 4
      6 years ago

      But this command sudo apt-get install libatomic1 works in fedora? 

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