Setting up Dropbox on Debian
by Yasir O. Atabani
Setting up Dropbox on Debian from the offical Dropbox repository saves you from downloading dropbox binary everytime, and easies the management of the package.
Until recently Dropbox offical repository for debian only had jessie, that have changed now.
I will try to give you a guide to setting it up, and cover some problems I have faced in the past
Intro
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Create file
Create a file in the sources directory for Dropbox
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dropbox.list
You can choose what every file name you want.
Add the url to the offical Dropbox repository with the version as follows
#Dropbox Offical Repo
deb [arch=i386,amd64] http://linux.dropbox.com/debian buster main
As of the date of writing this the offical repository supported
- Buster
- Stretch
- Jessie
- Sid
Choose the version you are using.
Add the PGP key
Dropbox offical key is at pgp.mit.edu, but occasionally it might fail to response, you can use pool.sks-keyservers.net instead.
sudo apt install dirmngr
apt-key adv --keyserver pool.sks-keyservers.net --recv-keys 1C61A2656FB57B7E4DE0F4C1FC918B335044912E
Install Dropbox
Now update the package manager, and install python3-gpg if you want the signture of the binaries to be verified.
sudo apt update
sudo apt install python3-gpg dropbox
Now start Dropbox from programs menu or use the command
dropbox start -i
After download and installation, You will be asked to login to your Dropbox account and allow linking this installation to your account.
Happy dropping.
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