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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...
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=ApplicationThat seems to work! I hope nothing bad can happen when I call dropboxd direclty, and not via /usr/bin/dropbox!
jonas11 wrote:...
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).
...
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:...
Edit: why is "autostart" not a valid label?
What kind of "label" are you talking about? 🤔 Can you post a screenshot?
I thought I had replied to this, but the reply seems to have disappeared. So here we go again:
* I was able to do the "advanced reinstall using your trick with the space bar to read the help page. But it din't help.
* Copying the desktop file didn't help either.
* `dropbox status` gives "Dropbox isn't running!"
* I can start dropbox eg from the menu, that works. After that, `dropbox status` gives
> /usr/bin/dropbox:614: DeprecationWarning: isSet() is deprecated, use is_set() instead
> if self.stop_event.isSet(): break
> Up to date
* the "label" i'm talking about is when you compose a new question, you have to give it a "label" for you to be able to post. For this question I eventually chose "Setting up the apps" after "austostart" wasn't allowed. I'm not attaching a screenshot since my answer disappeared when I posted it with a screenshot yesterday.
jonas11 wrote:...
* Copying the desktop file didn't help either.
...
Are you sure have used the same command above and not just drag and drop (or similar)? 🤔
- Yes, I used your command to copy the desktop file.
Hmm... 🤔 Strange! Can you post the result of following command:
ls -l ~/.config/autostart/dropboxauto.desktopBy the way, you can avoid the disturbing message as follow the provided direction within the message itself - i.e. replace the deprecated method name and set newer one (they are synonyms, actually). This could get achieved by following command:
sudo sed -i s/isSet/is_set/ /usr/bin/dropbox
😉
