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bd88
2 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Where to download older versions of Dropbox for Linux ?
Hi there,
Does anyone know where I could get an older version of dropbox-lnx.x86_64 please ? I need it older than 125.4.3473
I am trying to run dropbox headless on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7...
- 2 years ago
Thanks Jay, much appreciated.
Using the site you provided, I went back in time a tried a few older versions until I got to one old enough for it to not ask for glibc2.18, but then when it tried linking my account to dropboxd, it error-ed out as following:
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You cannot log in to the Dropbox desktop app because your device is running an unsupported operating system.
You must now be on glibc 2.19 or higher to log back in and use the Dropbox desktop application. We recommend that you update to a supported Linux operating system (Ubuntu 14.04+ or Fedora 21+) or meet the new system requirements.
Additionally, your Dropbox folder will need to be on an ext4-formatted hard drive or partition.
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So now I must contend that I need to fix it at my end somehow.
Thanks so much for your help.
Best regards.
bd88
Helpful | Level 6
Hi Hannah,
Thanks, no, that's the thing, the prereqs state glibc 2.19 or higher, and I only have 2.17 and can't go higher. They state fedora 21 or higher and I have red hat 7.9. If I went to red hat 8 i would satisfy the glibc prereq but still, it's a bit of a gamble.
I'll take my chances if anyone could supply me an older version, until it updates - by then I would either re-install an older version or would have already updated to a higher/compliant OS.
Thanks v much - any chance you could supply an older dropbox-lnx please , something from around 2016 ? 🙂
Kind regards.
Jay
2 years agoDropbox Staff
Hi bd88, the only records we have for older versions of the Linux app would be from this page.
If you were to install a desktop app from the site, then it might still try to automatically update to the latest version.
- bd882 years agoHelpful | Level 6
Thanks Jay, much appreciated.
Using the site you provided, I went back in time a tried a few older versions until I got to one old enough for it to not ask for glibc2.18, but then when it tried linking my account to dropboxd, it error-ed out as following:
------Error
You cannot log in to the Dropbox desktop app because your device is running an unsupported operating system.
You must now be on glibc 2.19 or higher to log back in and use the Dropbox desktop application. We recommend that you update to a supported Linux operating system (Ubuntu 14.04+ or Fedora 21+) or meet the new system requirements.
Additionally, your Dropbox folder will need to be on an ext4-formatted hard drive or partition.
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So now I must contend that I need to fix it at my end somehow.
Thanks so much for your help.
Best regards.- Jay2 years agoDropbox Staff
No worries, glad to have helped out a little.
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