I cannot install the desktop app on Linux Fedora 37

[sudoluke]

Gnome 43 has removed

libnautilus-extension.so.1

making it impossible to install Dropbox on Fedora 37. Please update the rpm installer to make use of the changes in gnome 43.

For reference: https://ask.fedoraproject.org/t/official-dropbox-package-doesnt-install-in-fedora-37/27296

Here is a link to an open pull request to make the necessary changes: https://github.com/dropbox/nautilus-dropbox/pull/105

[dpawson]

So does it show on Nautilus?

That's what is missing with FC 37

[Megan]

Hi @yendrrek, I hope you're doing well! 

Can you let me know more in regards to your issue? Do you have a problem installing the app, or maybe connecting? In any case, any added info is more than welcome.

Thanks a bunch!

[yendrrek]

Hi, I've got exactly the same issue as the users above. Dropbox stopped working in Fedora 37.

[Здравко]

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@Megan wrote:

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Can you let me know more in regards to your issue?...

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@Megan, can you let @yendrrek know how you have installed Dropbox application through official Dropbox repository on a fresh Fedora 37? 😉 Step by step walkthrough would be much more clear! By the way... did you do it actually? 🧐🤔 If no, try it and let us know how it goes. 🙂 Please!

[rg03]

For those out of the loop, the fix by coreyberla (thanks a lot!) was merged by a Dropbox dev a couple of days ago and a new release is supposed to be coming soon.

https://github.com/dropbox/nautilus-dropbox/pull/105#issuecomment-1331315163

[matloffm]

If you add

flatpak remote-add --if-not-exists flathub https://flathub.org/repo/flathub.flatpakrepo

reboot

to your repos,  there is a flatpack that will restore functionality until the Dropbox fix.

Commands are from Debugpoint.com article.

[dpawson]

The dnf output is for Fedora 35.

The complaint is about Fedora 37.

[sudoluke]

That's great to hear!

[Megan]

Hey everyone, happy Monday! 

Thank you for alerting us to this problem. Dropbox engineers are aware of the problem and are working on a solution.
 

We don't have a date at this moment in time, but it should be rolled out soon. Thanks for your understanding. 

[dpawson]

My specific problem.

  F37 desktop machine.

F37 laptop.

Dropbox does *not* sync between the two machines. Both up to date.

  Nautilus pretties help, but basic syncing is essential, i.e. what we are paying for.

Please fix.