How To Install Dropbox in Ubuntu
To Install Dropbox in Ubuntu 15.10
Dropbox is an online file sharing service. It provides a real time data synchronising across multiple platforms and architectures. Installation of Dropbox in Ubuntu is explained in this article.
Features
- Free 2 GB online storage.
- Get up-to 16 GB online storage with referrals.
- Pro Dropbox account gets 500GB online storage.
- Business accounts are supported and it starts with 1 TB online storage with 5 Users.
- Available for all Desktop and mobile platforms
- Works even when you are working offline.
- Transfer only changed/new content.
- Can be configured to set bandwidth limit.
- Edit files in real-time directly in dropbox.
- Easy sharing and User-Friendly file upload
Add the dropbox repository into apt location. Add this line at end of the file.
root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# vim /etc/apt/sources.list
deb [arch=i386,amd64] http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu wily main
Import the Dropbox GPG key.
root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 1C61A2656FB57B7E4DE0F4C1FC918B335044912E
Executing: gpg --ignore-time-conflict --no-options --no-default-keyring --homedir /tmp/tmp.LMRKxsrsj4 -.
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gpg: Total number processed: 1
gpg: imported: 1 (RSA: 1)
Update your machine by using the following command.
root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# apt-get update
Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily InRelease
Get:1 http://security.ubuntu.com wily-security InRelease [65.9 kB]
Hit http://ppa.launchpad.net wily InRelease
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Hit http://in.archive.ubuntu.com wily-backports/universe Translation-en
Fetched 1,847 kB in 19s (94.4 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
Install the dropbox package.
root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# apt install dropbox python-gpgme
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
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Setting up python-gpgme (0.3-1build1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.21-0ubuntu4) ...
Run the following command to open Dropbox
root@linuxhelp:/home/user1# dropbox start
Click Ok to start installation
Installation of dropbox is running.
Create new account in Dropbox
Login Dropbox with created mail id and password
Click " Open my Dropbox Folder"
To check the size of dropbox ,click dropbox icon.
Copy the file into dropbox folder as shown below
Open the browser login dropbox and enter the mail id and password
Now the dropbox will open, click recent menu to view the recent files stored
Enjoy using Dropbox&hellip &hellip ..!
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