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jonas11
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

autostart doesn't work on kubuntu 22.04

I'm using dropbox on kubuntu 22.04, and recently autostart stopped working. I've been using it without much trouble for years before, on prior versions of kubuntu. I think the autostart function also...
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    jonas11
    3 years ago

    Thanks again for your reply! I now ended up calling `dropboxd` directly, via this desktop file:

     

    ❯ cat .config/autostart/dropboxd.desktop  
    [Desktop Entry]
    Exec=/home/jonas/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
    Icon=
    Name=dropboxd
    Path=
    Terminal=False
    Type=Application

    That seems to work! I hope nothing bad can happen when I call dropboxd direclty, and not via /usr/bin/dropbox!

     

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Здравко
Legendary | Level 20
jonas11 wrote:

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I came across [this](https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Create-upload-and-share/Autostart-not-working-correctly-Kubuntu-Ubuntu-18-04-5-LTS/td-p/535641) thread which recommends trying an "advanced reinstall", but the linked website seems to malfunction both on chrome and on firefox, and I can't expand the "Linux" section (and neither whe "Windows" or "Mac" sections).

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Hi jonas11,

Hmm... Yes, seems there is some issue. As a temporary workaround (till a fix) you can expand everyone section as click on the right arrow (pointing down) and after that push space key. 😉

About autostart: Do you have any issues running Dropbox by hands? 🧐 Or when you run it using either command or through the menu everything goes well. What happens if you run following command in a terminal window:

cp /usr/share/applications/dropbox.desktop ~/.config/autostart/dropboxauto.desktop

Does now (after restart) the application appear working? If not yet, can you post result of following command (executed in a terminal window again):

dropbox status

 

What do you mean with:

jonas11 wrote:

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Edit: why is "autostart" not a valid label?

What kind of "label" are you talking about? 🤔 Can you post a screenshot?

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jonas11
Helpful | Level 6
3 years ago

Hi Здравко, thanks for your quick reply!

 

* With your trick with the space key I could read the advanced reinstall instructions and I tried them, but it didn't help.

 

* The command `cp /usr/share/applications/dropbox.desktop ~/.config/autostart/dropboxauto.desktop` didn't help either.

 

* the command `dropbox status` in the terminal after logging in gives "Dropbox isn't running!"

 

* I can start the program manually e.g. through the menu, that works. Only the autostart doesn't work. After starting through the menu and, the command `dropbox status` in the terminal gives:

> /usr/bin/dropbox:614: DeprecationWarning: isSet() is deprecated, use is_set() instead
>  if self.stop_event.isSet(): break
> Up to date

* Regarding your last question, if I ask a question on the forum I have to choose a "label" from a list in order to post it, see screenshot. But it's no big deal, I think I chose something at random.

  

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