#Dropbox install install#
#Dropbox install update#

If you want Dropbox to appear in your system tray, you will need to edit the user unit so that it knows which X display the system tray is in: To have Dropbox automatically start when you log in, simply enable the user service. Note that with the above edit Dropbox will fail to start unless an X session is launched. If you want to have tray support, use a drop-in file for the provided /nf The service unit to be enabled takes the format username.īy default, running the service does not give you an icon in the system tray because it does not know which X display to use. To have Dropbox automatically start when your system boots, simply enable the systemd service, passing your username as the instance identifier. Note: If systemd keeps restarting Dropbox, see #Prevent automatic updates. If that does not work, you can start the Dropbox sync client along with your window manager by adding /usr/bin/dropbox & to your xinitrc (or ~/.config/openbox/autostart, depending on your setup). Starting Dropbox with systemd works, running in background, but there is is no icon on systray due to some Cinnamon bugs ( #481, #2846). Similarly for Xfce users, Dropbox will be restarted automatically next time you login since the sktop file has been placed in ~/.config/autostart.įor Cinnamon users, it is recommended to start Dropbox client by configuring Startup Applications with a little delay (Cinnamon issue #4396).

If that does not work, uncheck the box and use one of the following methods instead:įor KDE users, no further steps are required, as KDE saves running applications when logging out and restarts them automatically. Try checking this box and seeing if Dropbox starts automatically. In the Dropbox preferences, under the 'General' tab there should be a 'Start Dropbox on system startup' checkbox. This appears to be necessary for modern Dropbox clients to operate successfully from systemd on arch.Īlso see the relevant Dropbox forum post.

#Dropbox install update#

The service then attempts to hand over control to this binary and dies, causing systemd to re-start the service, generating a conflict and an endless loop of log-filling, CPU-eating misery.Ī workaround is to prevent Dropbox from downloading the automatic update by creating the ~/.dropbox-dist/ folder and making it read-only: Since at least version 2.4.6 (see comments around on AUR), Dropbox has had an auto-update capability which downloads a new binary to the ~/.dropbox-dist/ folder. You need an X panel with a system tray or a standalone system tray application for that. Note that in order to access the GUI and the settings, the only way is via a tray icon. For some reason, dropbox AUR has not marked this package as a required dependency but it is still such. Otherwise, the program is unable to sign the binaries and verify the signatures, when it is started the next time. Press the 'Finish and go to My Dropbox'.īefore launching dropbox AUR for the first time, it is mandatory to have python-gpgme installed.After some time you will see a 'Welcome to Dropbox' pop-up, which will give you the opportunity to view a short tour of Dropbox.Eventually a pop-up will ask you to log in to your Dropbox account or create a new account.Click on Don't ask again since you know that you have installed it from AUR rather than from the official homepage. A pop-up will notify you that Dropbox is running from an unsupported location.The client icon will appear in the system tray. After installing the package, you can start Dropbox from your application menu or run dropbox from the command-line.

#Dropbox install install#

As a last resort, the Dropbox website has instructions for a headless install via command line. Simply drop files into your ~/Dropbox folder, and they will automatically sync to your centralized repository.ĭropbox AUR can be installed. Use it to transparently sync files across computers and architectures. Dropbox is a file sharing system with a GNU/Linux client.