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Downloading Dropbox files using curl or wget
I prefer working on a Linux instance through an SSH session. How could I download the Dropbox files directly from the link through a terminal command? I tried the following but it does not work: curl https://www.dropbox.com/t/jdejjd83827HDHH?dl=1 -o test.zip -J -L -k The link in the example above is a made-up link. But the format of the links I receive from a provider is similar. Could someone help?39KViews0likes9Comments
Debian Linux - Key is stored in legacy trusted.gpg keyring
When I run "sudo apt update" on my system I get an error about the Dropbox key being stored in legacy trusted.gpg keyring (/etc/apt/trusted.gpg) and apt-key being deprecated. I searched google for an hour or so and tried multiple different solutions but can't find anything that works. It seems that the public key needed to verify the "http://linux.dropbox.com/debian/dists/sid/Release.gpg"key is not available. Any ideas?Solved30KViews1like8Comments
Need help installing Dropbox on a Raspberry Pi
Hello guys, I'm trying to install dropbox on my RPI 3 ModelB with Raspbian OS. I'm running the following commands. pip install dropbox sudo pip install dropbox The dropbox gets successfully installed, but then I can't find it anywhere. I want to use dropbox to synch a file using Python. Any thoughts?Solved27KViews0likes9Comments
Unable to install Dropbox on Ubuntu 20.04
Hi, With this morning updates on beta version of Ubuntu Focal (20.04), system uninstalled Dropbbox because it updated package libpango. So I downloaded the new deb package on Dropbox site, and saw that it was a new version from 4th March 2020, good ! But installation failed : sudo dpkg -i dropbox_2020.03.04_amd64.deb dropbox depends from libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.36.3); but: Package libpango1.0-0 is not installed But it's well present : libpango-1.0.0-1.44.7-2 Please could you update your installation package ? Thanks !Solved24KViews0likes12CommentsBest practices for using symlinks (symbolic links)
Hi there, I use dropbox on linux with symlinks, but am not sure which is the best/preferred way to use them. Is there a best practice for using this type of configuration? Currently I use symlinks in my home directory that point to the actual folders in my Dropbox folder, but I have heard of doing the inverse: placing symlinks in the dropbox folder pointing out into the home directory. Are there pros and cons to symlinking from the Dropbox folder to the home directory vs. placing a symlink in the home folder linking to inside the Dropbox folder? What happens during a catastrophic failure triggering a need for data restoration, which method is preferred? Is there a way to dynamically create links for new entries (like .* folders)? Is there an advantage/disadvantage to using soft vs. hard linking? Any links/posts with regards to the above would be most appreciated. I acknowledge that Dropbox does not fully support symbolic links, but find them so useful I am committed to using them. Thanks in advance!Solved23KViews1like32Comments
Changing folder in Linux
Hello. I've had installed Arch Linux and put my Dropbox folder to the other partition had been mounted as USB device (e.g. to the /media folder). Recently I changed the way of mounting my partition with Dropbox folder: I add my partition to fstab file and immedeatly changed mount point. So at the moment Dropbox doesn't find this folder (I know why). I want just to change Dropbox folder but don't know how to do it. When Dropbox daemon is starting, it gives me an error about wrong folder. If I agreed I would mark all folders to sync again (but I didn't remember all folders, meh). I have tried to find out location of the settings' file and to use dropbox-cli. Nothing helps me until I post this message. If there're ways to correct this errors without full changing of folder, I will be happy.Solved23KViews0likes3CommentsProprietary daemon and python-gpgme
Hi, I try to install Dropbox on Linux. When I clicked on the Dropbox icon or visited www.dropbox.com/download, I got a message: In order to use Dropbox, you must download the proprietary daemon. Note: python-gpgme is not installed, we will not be able to verify binary signatures. What shall I do? How to download the properitary daemon and install python-gpgme?19KViews4likes15CommentsSyncing is stuck on my Linux devices, what can I do?
It seems I have the same problem as mentioned in above posts. I am running Dropbox on a pc and laptop, both having Linux-Lubuntu as the os. After a "one time update" on both systems, Dropbox is stuck indexing/uploading/downloading a small number of files. In addition, I noticed that when I rename a file on my hard disk, the name of that file is not always changed in the cloud. I tried the two fix options and did a complete reinstall of the dropbox client, but no success. I would appreciate any help.Solved19KViews6likes53CommentsLinux Dropbox: fatal python exception
Hi everybody, I am new to linux, taking over responsibilty due to a colleague leaving and im very lost. Yesterday, I checked the drobox status on the terminal and it was stuck on dropbox upgrading. I restarted it and now I'm getting the following error with a load of other text: ImportError: libatomic.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory !! dropbox: fatal python exception: Can anybody advise how I am able to fix this? And please bear in mind I am new to all of this :) Thank you so much for your time. RossSolved18KViews3likes36Comments
