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tn3
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

Ubuntu headless install not working

I'm trying to do the Linux headless install as described at https://www.dropbox.com/install on an Ubuntu 16.04 workstation.   It works until I get to the point in the instructions that say "If you're...
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tn3
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

Walter

Thanks for the suggestion about downloading the Python script.   I did that, ran the script using the command

python dropbox.py status

That consequently gave me the link to paste into my browser.

 

 

  • Walter's avatar
    Walter
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    6 years ago

    Glad I could help tn3!

    Happy New Year too.

    PS: If you ever come up with any Dropbox question, you know where to find us :wink:

  • marclevoy's avatar
    marclevoy
    Explorer | Level 4
    5 years ago

    I'm in a similar situation, with a headless Debian Linux instance.

    I believe the 64-bit Dropbox distribution was installed correctly, but:

     sudo ./dropbox.py status
    Dropbox isn't running!

    and that's all - no link.  What am I doing wrong?

    BTW, dropbox.py start gives me a log of steps, ending with:

    dropbox: load fq extension '/root/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/PyQt5.QtDBus.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
    Dropbox isn't running!
    Done!
    l

    So that doesn't help either.

    Adding -i doesn't do anything different.

    -Marc

     

    • Здравко's avatar
      Здравко
      Legendary | Level 20
      5 years ago
      Don't use 'sudo' for either directly run Dropbox daemon or use the script! The application works only in user mode, that's why changing context could lead to issues. Both daemon and script should work in same context to be able connect to each other. 😉
      • marclevoy's avatar
        marclevoy
        Explorer | Level 4
        5 years ago

        Oops, put my reply in the wrong place in this thread.  Please see above.

        I tried it without sudo, and still can't make it work.  The install script just stops without giving me a login link.

         

        -Marc

         

         

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