Objective
The objective is to install and integrate Dropbox with Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver Desktop
Operating System and Software Versions
- Operating System: – Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic Beaver – GNOME
- Software: – Dropbox v41.4.80
Requirements
Privileged access to
Conventions
- # – requires given linux commands to be executed with root privileges either directly as a root user or by use of
sudocommand - $ – requires given linux commands to be executed as a regular non-privileged user
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Instructions
Install Dropbox
The following linux command will install Dropbox’s transition package:
$ sudo apt install nautilus-dropbox
Start Dropbox
After successful installation of the Dropbox transition package launch Dropbox from activities menu:
This will trigger the download of the main Dropbox’s binaries:
When prompted enter your Dropbox credentials:
After login your Dropbox is ready synced:
