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bd88
Helpful | Level 6
2 years ago

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...
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    bd88
    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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    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.

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Jay
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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.

bd88's avatar
bd88
Helpful | Level 6
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:
------

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.

  • Jay's avatar
    Jay
    Icon for Dropbox Staff rankDropbox Staff
    2 years ago

    No worries, glad to have helped out a little.

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