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rnbwpnt
Helpful | Level 6
4 years ago

Linux Headless Client Stuck "Upgrading Dropbox"

Debian 10 Dropbox daemon version: 119.4.1772 Dropbox command-line interface version: 2020.03.04   dropbox.py status reports "Upgrading Dropbox..." forever.   Sync still works.   Other ...
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  • camaulay's avatar
    camaulay
    3 years ago

    I just ran into this issue. It seems that the headless linux can detect when there is an update available for the dropbox daemon but cannot install it and so it hangs, blocking all syncing.

    Assuming you have installed the headless client following the instructions @ https://www.dropbox.com/install-linux

    the solution that worked for me was to

     

    1. Stop the dropbox daemon
      ~/dropbox.py stop
    2. Install the latest dropbox as per https://www.dropbox.com/install-linux
      cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf -
    3. Start the dropbox daemon
      ~/dropbox.py start

    Seems to be working for me now.

    We'll likely have to do this every time there is a daemon update.

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rnbwpnt
Helpful | Level 6

This doesn't address my issue. I'm fine with being in the beta program and I have no particular desire to opt back out.

 

The issue is that dropbox.py status continually indicates "Upgrading Dropbox..."

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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
4 years ago
rnbwpnt wrote:

This doesn't address my issue. I'm fine with being in the beta program...

🤷 Ok, Stay within beta program; that's your choice.

If you think forcing install to particular version (either stable or beta - downgrade or upgrade) doesn't address your issue,... without comments.

By the way, the message you are observing comes from the daemon, not from the control script, as seems you think! The script behaves like a proxy, nothing more. The only time it actually do something is on find out and install application' distribution, when such is missing. 😉 You can do the same by hands of course. In the same context, why have you installed by hands non beta version formerly? 🧐🤔🤷

Good luck.

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