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fvroig's avatar
fvroig
New member | Level 1
2 months ago

Dropbox in Linux 32 bit unable to download the proprietary daemon

I have an old 32 bits computer in which I installed Linux LMDE 6 (the latest 32 bit version of Linux Mint).

The OS comes with a 32 bit version of Dropbox version 2020.03.04 that can be installed through the software center or through:

$ sudo apt install dropbox

When running the application with:

$ dropbox start

I get the message:
Starting Dropbox...
The Dropbox daemon is not installed!
Run "dropbox start -i" to install the daemon

Then I run:

$ dropbox start -i

and a window opens with the message:
"In order to use Dropbox, you must download the proprietary daemon", and I click in 'OK'

But then it fails to download the proprietary daemon, giving the message:
"Trouble connecting to Dropbox servers. Maybe your internet connection is down, or you need to set your http_proxy environment variable."

Then I downloaded the latest Debian 32 bit package I found in https://linux.dropboxstatic.com/packages/debian/dropbox_2024.04.17_i386.deb, installed it, but the problem to download the daemon still persists.

Finally, following some tips in the internet, I tried to download the daemon manually, using the command:

$ wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86"

and I get an ERROR 404: Not found.

I concluded from this that the 32 bit daemon is not longer available at the Dropbox repository. 

Is it possible to obtain a 32 bit daemon anywhere else?

Are we cursed to not use Dropbox in 32 bit Linux anymore?

If the 32 bit daemon is no longer available, why 32 bit Debian packages are still maintained?

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

    Thanks for joining our Community, fvroig.

    Would you mind checking the system requirements for using the Dropbox app on Linux OS?

    Do you see that you are meeting these requirements on your machine?

    Keep me posted.

    • Flo42's avatar
      Flo42
      New member | Level 1

      Hey Hannah

      I am stuck with exactly the same problem.

      I run Debian Linux in a 32 bit version and I want to install the headless client but end up with error 404. 

      I use the following link: https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86

      Thanks for your support.

      Flo

      ----

      root@flo2srv:/tmp# lsb_release -a
      No LSB modules are available.
      Distributor ID: Debian
      Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
      Release:        12
      Codename:       bookworm


      root@flo2srv:/tmp# uname -a
      Linux flo2srv 6.1.0-28-686-pae #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.119-1 (2024-11-22) i686 GNU/Linux

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

        Hey Flo42! It may be worth logging a ticket with our support team, so that they can take a look. You can do this via our Support page here.

    • fvroig's avatar
      fvroig
      New member | Level 1

      Hi Hannah

      Thanks for the tip. Actaully, I am not sure if I meet the requirements or not. I expected that you could tell me if Dropbox can or cannot run in 32 bit Linux.

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

        Hey Flo42 - I  just wanted to mention that the Dropbox desktop app is available in 64-bit for Linux users as outlined here

        I hope this clarifies. 

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