Courtesy: http://learningemperor.wordpress.com/2011/10/27/dropbox-needs-proprietary-daemon-solution/
- Go to 'Synaptic package manager' and type 'python-gpgme' in the search bar and install it.
- Check whether your Ubuntu is 32 bit or 64 bit
- Go to terminal and type 'uname -a'
- Result for 32 bit:
Linux discworld 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:50 UTC 2011 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux - Result for 64 bit:
Linux discworld 2.6.38-8-generic #42-Ubuntu SMP Mon Apr 11 03:31:50 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux - Download the daemon tool provided by the Dropbox
32bit: http://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86
64bit: http://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64 - Extract the downloaded files in 'home' folder
- Go to 'home' folder and press 'cntrl+h' to view the hidden files
- Double click '.dropbox-dis'
- Double click 'dropboxd'
- Click 'run in Terminal', if it asks what to do with the file
- Set up your proxy settings and click 'reconnect'
- Create Dropbox account and enjoy sharing
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ReplyDeleteProblem: Every time I start my system, I will have to run 'dropboxd' in terminal and keep the terminal running for dropbox to work.
OS: Ubuntu 12.04 Desktop edition 32 bit
Now I have given the path to dropbox file in the 'startup applications' list. :)
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