Hello Linux Geeksters. As you already know, Dropbox is a service that allows users to store their data on the internet, in order to use it later. And it comes with a client, for syncronizing the folders from the remote server with ones from the local computer.
The latest version available is Dropbox 2.10.2, which has been recently released, coming with changes. Among others, a fix for the issue that was unlinking some user from the accounts has been removed, a streaming sync has been implemented, a new over quota “Your Dropbox is full” screen has been added. Also, a feature to disable “Move to Dropbox” from the context menu has been implemented and a scrollable tray popup has been added.
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In this article I will show you how to install Dropbox 2.10.2 on Ubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr, Ubuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 17 Qiana, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 13 Maya, Pinguy OS 14.04, Pinguy OS 12.04, Elementary OS 0.3 Freya, Elementary OS 0.2 Luna, Linux Lite 2.0, Peppermint Five, Deepin 2014, LXLE 14.04 and other Ubuntu derivative systems.
It is not available via any repository or PPA, so we have to download the dropbox client from the official site, extract the archive and run the dropboxd file by hand.
Follow the instructions for your system’s architecture exactly, in order to get a successful installation of Dropbox 2.9.48.
How to install Dropbox 2.10.2 on 32 bit Ubuntu systems:
$ dropbox stop
$ cd ~
$ wget https://dl-web.dropbox.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86-2.10.2.tar.gz
$ tar -xzvf dropbox-lnx.x86-2.10.2.tar.gz
$ dropbox start
$ rm dropbox-lnx.x86_2.10.2.tar.gz
To remove the “Move to Dropbox” option from the context menu, do:
$ dropbox stop
$ ~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd –move-to-dropbox=False
$ dropbox start
How to install Dropbox 2.10.2 on 64 bit Ubuntu systems:
$ dropbox stop
$ cd ~
$ wget https://dl-web.dropbox.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-2.10.2.tar.gz
$ tar -xvf dropbox-lnx.x86_64-2.10.2.tar.gz
$ dropbox start
$ rm dropbox-lnx.x86_64-2.10.2.tar.gz
To remove the “Move to Dropbox” option from the context menu, do:
$ dropbox stop
$ ~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd –move-to-dropbox=False
$ dropbox start