Dropbox is my favorite online storage solution. Here’s how to install it on Ubuntu 8.10 Interpid

1. Add the Dropbox repository for Ubuntu package source file. I use /etc/apt/source.list.d/dropbox.list file.

deb http://linux.getdropbox.com/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://linux.getdropbox.com/ubuntu intrepid main

Either manually add the lines above to the /etc/apt/source.list.d/dropbox.list file or run the commands below to do the same.

root@dingo:~# echo "deb http://linux.getdropbox.com/ubuntu intrepid main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dropbox.list
root@dingo:~# echo "deb-src http://linux.getdropbox.com/ubuntu intrepid main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dropbox.list
root@dingo:~# cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dropbox.list

2. Update your packages list. Run “apt-get update“.

root@dingo:~# apt-get update
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Ign http://linux.getdropbox.com intrepid Release.gpg
Ign http://linux.getdropbox.com intrepid/main Translation-en_US
Ign http://linux.getdropbox.com intrepid Release
Ign http://linux.getdropbox.com intrepid/main Packages
Ign http://linux.getdropbox.com intrepid/main Sources
Get:1 http://linux.getdropbox.com intrepid/main Packages [622B]
Get:2 http://linux.getdropbox.com intrepid/main Sources [537B]
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Fetched 1160B in 59s (20B/s)
Reading package lists… Done

3. Install Dropbox

root@dingo:~# apt-get install nautilus-dropbox

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Setting up nautilus-dropbox (0.5.0-1) …

4. Restart nautilus to start Dropbox. You will see a new Dropbox icon in your system tray. Right click on it and select “start dropbox“. The daemon will download the binaries required and start the registration process.

root@dingo:~# killall nautilus

That’s it. Enjoy this get service.

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Dropbox

Dropbox has finally come out of beta and is now available to everyone. With the public launched the company also introduced their open source Linux client which integrates seamlessly with nautilus and with a bit of work, KDE too. Get dropbox now. There is also a dedicated client for the iPhone.

I guess with Dropbox and Internet connectivity one could forget about their USB thumb drives now.

Source: Dropbox Blog

The folks at dropbox released the much anticipated Linux client yesterday. Currently it’s designed as a nautilus extension. Support for Konqueror should be available soon.

The nautilus extension is opensource but the dropboxd daemon which keeps the files in sync is closed source.

Packages for Ubuntu and Fedora are available for download. For other distros you’ll need to compile from source. Go to the download page. 

I managed to get dropbox working on my openSUSE 11 running KDE. It’s quite simple actually. You need to install the nautilus and nautilus-devel pakages before compiling the source,

1. install nautilus

root#> zypper in nautilus

2. install nautilus-devel

root#> zypper in nautilus-devel

3. compile the dropbox source. Make sure to be in the source folder first.

root#> ./configure

root#> make

root#> make install

4. start nautilus or the dropboxd daemon to initiate the dropbox client. 

root#> nautilus

or

root#> cd /home/[user]/.dropbox-dist/

root#> ./dropboxd

Something many have been waiting for.

Dropbox is an online storage solution that fits seamlessly into your OS. It’s currently in Beta and accounts are by invite only. I received my invite from Thaweesak.

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