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tn3's avatar
tn3
Explorer | Level 4
6 years ago

Ubuntu headless install not working

I'm trying to do the Linux headless install as described at https://www.dropbox.com/install on an Ubuntu 16.04 workstation.   It works until I get to the point in the instructions that say "If you're...
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  • tn3's avatar
    tn3
    Explorer | Level 4
    6 years ago

    Walter

    Thanks for the suggestion about downloading the Python script.   I did that, ran the script using the command

    python dropbox.py status

    That consequently gave me the link to paste into my browser.

     

     

    • Walter's avatar
      Walter
      Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
      6 years ago

      Glad I could help tn3!

      Happy New Year too.

      PS: If you ever come up with any Dropbox question, you know where to find us :wink:

    • marclevoy's avatar
      marclevoy
      Explorer | Level 4
      5 years ago

      I'm in a similar situation, with a headless Debian Linux instance.

      I believe the 64-bit Dropbox distribution was installed correctly, but:

       sudo ./dropbox.py status
      Dropbox isn't running!

      and that's all - no link.  What am I doing wrong?

      BTW, dropbox.py start gives me a log of steps, ending with:

      dropbox: load fq extension '/root/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/PyQt5.QtDBus.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
      Dropbox isn't running!
      Done!
      l

      So that doesn't help either.

      Adding -i doesn't do anything different.

      -Marc

       

      • Здравко's avatar
        Здравко
        Legendary | Level 20
        5 years ago
        Don't use 'sudo' for either directly run Dropbox daemon or use the script! The application works only in user mode, that's why changing context could lead to issues. Both daemon and script should work in same context to be able connect to each other. 😉

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