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raulgrangeiro's avatar
raulgrangeiro
Helpful | Level 6
6 months ago

Dropbox Client for Linux on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS- icon not clickable.

Guys, I've noticed a bug on Dropbox Client on Ubuntu 23.10 and the same occurs on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS after a installed it from scratch on my machine. It's really a bug on the app on desktop.

 

The problem is: the app on system tray doesnt open or show anything until the system is blocked to block screen and returns putting password. After that it works normally as it should. I recorded a short video showing the problem with you:

 

https://youtu.be/6a4cvtZsRWo

 

How can this issue be solved? Is this the right place to report it?

 

God bless you all!

  • Guys, I've noticed the bug is gone here on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS o Gnome 46 and Wayland. I just started my notebook and the icon worked flawlessly. If I encounter another bug I'll relate it here.

    This is the version where it started to work:

    raulgrangeiro@RAUL-PC-2:~$ dropbox version
    Dropbox daemon version: 212.4.5767
    Dropbox command-line interface version: 2024.04.17

    God bless you all!

  • madmax12344's avatar
    madmax12344
    New member | Level 2

    This has been a bug since the dawn of time and has been reported many times without a fix being issued. Locking the screen always makes the icon work again. Before that, it does not. 

  • Same problem with my Ubuntu 24.04 as well.

    ```

    $ dropbox version
    Dropbox daemon version: 206.4.6506
    Dropbox command-line interface version: 2019.02.14
    ```

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff

    Hey raulgrangeiro, welcome to our Community! 

     

    Thanks for the video, and all the added info. When did this start happening on your end? 

     

    Do you notice the same behavior on both of your devices I'm assuming, right? 

     

    Let me know more, and we'll take it from there!

    • raulgrangeiro's avatar
      raulgrangeiro
      Helpful | Level 6

      Hi, Megan,

       

      I've being using Ubuntu since version 23.10 at Febuary 2024, and it's happening since then.

       

      Yes, I noticed this behavior on both machines.

       

      The machine where I recorded the video has the following hardware:

       

      Notebook: Acer A515-45-R6BL

      OS: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS x64

      Desktop Enviroment: Gnome Shell 46 on Wayland

      CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U

      GPU: AMD Radeon Vega 8

      RAM: 20 GB DDR4 3200MHz

      SSD: WD SN530 512GB M.2

    • raulgrangeiro's avatar
      raulgrangeiro
      Helpful | Level 6

      I've received an update for the daemon, the version 204.4.5420 is now installed, but the problem persists.

      • BenDBX's avatar
        BenDBX
        Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager

        Hi raulgrangeiro,

         

        Thanks for reporting this. I've checked with our engineering team, who is currently looking into why the desktop tray icon in Linux is unresponsive. I'll let you know when I have an update!

         

        Ben

  • FamGu's avatar
    FamGu
    Explorer | Level 4

    Dear all,

    I proabably have an indicator to a solution.

    I've installed Ubuntu LTS 24.04. and was frustrated to see, that Dropbox is not reacting. Although I was connected with my login. No Window to open at all.

    But now - after connecting here with my account - I can open the window and select, which folders I want to sync, where dropbox should sync to and so on.

    May I ask you to check, if someone else observe something similar?

    Megan: As I wrote - maybe an indicator to a final solution, if you share this with your developers?

    Thank you very much in advance for your replies.

    Best

    Steffen

     

    Update: 
    I've just tried it on another compter - also Ubuntu 24.04 installed.
    There I do not have access to the client, even if I am logged in the community.
    So questionsmarks again on my side.

    Both machines uses Browsers, based on the Chrome-Engine and both have the latest patch-level...

    • raulgrangeiro's avatar
      raulgrangeiro
      Helpful | Level 6

      Friend, as I showed on the video, if you lock your screen and return, does it open?

      • gabby suwichaya 's avatar
        gabby suwichaya
        New member | Level 2

        That is actually working !! ....
        Step 0: quit the Dropbox if it is on...
        Step 1. Reinstall that nautilus-dropbox ==> `sudo apt --reinstall install nautilus-dropbox`

        Step 2. Following the instruction that say you have to run `nautilus --quit`

        Step 3. Lock the screen and log-in again .... Then, magic happens

         

         

  • prapador's avatar
    prapador
    Explorer | Level 3

    Same behavior after a clean installation of Ubuntu 24.04. The installation seems correct, but then the Dropbox interface does not respond; the tray icon freezes, and no settings can be accessed."

    • raulgrangeiro's avatar
      raulgrangeiro
      Helpful | Level 6

      prapador if you do what I show on the video would the app show it's interface?

      • aristocles's avatar
        aristocles
        Explorer | Level 4

        I'm successfully using a workaround with Ubuntu 24.04 and the latest Dropbox version.

         

        1) Create an executable file somewhere in your $HOME directory with these contents:

        #!/bin/sh
        sleep 5
        /usr/bin/gnome-extensions disable ubuntu-appindicators@ubuntu.com
        /usr/bin/gnome-extensions enable ubuntu-appindicators@ubuntu.com

         

        As you can see, it simply restarts the appindicator extension (this is what happens whenever you lock and unlock your screen).

         

        2) Make it executable, i.e.:  chmod +x $HOME/bin/restart-appindicator.sh

         

        3) Create a new startup app in gnome with this data:

        - Name: Restart appindicator

        - Command: /home/myusername/bin/restart-appindicator.sh

  • raulgrangeiro's avatar
    raulgrangeiro
    Helpful | Level 6

    Guys, I've noticed the bug is gone here on Ubuntu 24.04.1 LTS o Gnome 46 and Wayland. I just started my notebook and the icon worked flawlessly. If I encounter another bug I'll relate it here.

    This is the version where it started to work:

    raulgrangeiro@RAUL-PC-2:~$ dropbox version
    Dropbox daemon version: 212.4.5767
    Dropbox command-line interface version: 2024.04.17

    God bless you all!

    • T_theresa_A's avatar
      T_theresa_A
      Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager

      Hey raulgrangeiroI am delighted to see your issue has been resolved, and thank you so much for coming back to update the thread about this (It's people like you who keep this Community vibrant and active 😄).

      But separately to that, I'd personally love to learn more about how you use Dropbox overall, if you are open to sharing 🤗? I'm really interested in people's workflows and would love to share tips with you or gather feedback to pass along to our team.

      T 😺(Dropbox Community Manager) 

      • raulgrangeiro's avatar
        raulgrangeiro
        Helpful | Level 6

        I use Dropbox mostly to store work from college. And it's a great service. The only problem I had with it was that issue that has been solved.

        Thank you! God bless you!