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LANdpLAN
Explorer | Level 3
7 months ago

Can I install and run Dropbox from a bootable USB with OS that loads into RAM?

I'd like to install and run Dropbox from a bootable usb for portabilit with and operating system that loads into ram for speed a here is a list of possibilities.  Can dropbox run on any of these?  ...
Desktop
Install
Linux
Hannah's avatar
Hannah
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Hey LANdpLAN, thanks for posting to our Community.

 

The system requirements for you to install and run Dropbox on a Linux OS are actually very specific.

 

You can find them here.

 

I hope this clarifies things, but if you have any questions, let us know.

LANdpLAN's avatar
LANdpLAN
Explorer | Level 3
6 months ago

I'm learning what these things are.  Is Ubuntu and Fedora different operating systems or do I need Ubuntu and Fedora?

  • Ubuntu 18.04 or later
  • 64-bit systems only
  • Fedora 28 or later
  • Glibc 2.27 or later
  • The latest Dropbox app for Linux

 

  • Здравко's avatar
    Здравко
    Legendary | Level 20
    6 months ago
    LANdpLAN wrote:

    ...  Is Ubuntu and Fedora different operating systems or do I need Ubuntu and Fedora? ...

    Hi LANdpLAN,

    Hm..🤔 Yes, for sure, interesting question! Are Windows 10  and Windows 11 different OSes or are Mac Sonoma and Mac Ventura different OSes? 🧐 Also, is OpenBSD different than FreeBSD? 🤷 Many other similar examples are possible.

    I'll let you decide what's the correct answer for every one particular case. 🙂 For sure the person who wrote the help topic cited by you has to learn a lot like you do. Unfortunately, this is not the only such help topic in Dropbox documentation. Be careful and don't believe fully to everything - help is written by people - people make mistakes. Use your own intelligence in such cases to decide what is correct. 😉

    Congratulations for the meaningful question that hits a pain of people responsible to Dropbox docs. 😁

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