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Unable to sign into desktop app on Ubuntu
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 scree...
Ok, I got it solved. Here's the answer for posterity.
I think something left over from a previous install was messing up the communication between dropbox and chrome. I changed my default browser to firefox, removed and reinstalled dropbox, and this time it worked just fine.
I also just ran into this issue. When I tried to sign in to dropbox, it would simply open an empty chrome window.
Finally, I set the default browser to Firefox and the Dropbox sign in worked correctly, bringing up a firefox sign in window.
Can you fix the Ubuntu (Debian) version of Dropbox so that it works correct when Chrome is the default browser?
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.
