Dropbox Installation supported by apt-get
At Debian Stretch, Dropbox can be installed via apt-get. Before Jessie, a Linux user has to install Dropbox with the deb package file of dropbox whose name is like a dropbox_YYYY.MM.DD_amd64.deb. I wrote this step at Dropbox auto launch configuration - Shammerism.
But, Stretch repository has a dropbox, it is nautilus-dropbox. New install procedure is very simple, just do below command.
# apt-get install nautilus-dropbox Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following additional packages will be installed: libappindicator1 libblas-common libblas3 libdbusmenu-glib4 libdbusmenu-gtk4 libgfortran3 libindicator7 liblapack3 libquadmath0 python-gobject-2 python-gpgme python-gtk2 python-numpy Suggested packages: python-gobject-2-dbg python-gtk2-doc gcc gfortran python-dev python-nose python-numpy-dbg python-numpy-doc The following NEW packages will be installed: libappindicator1 libblas-common libblas3 libdbusmenu-glib4 libdbusmenu-gtk4 libgfortran3 libindicator7 liblapack3 libquadmath0 nautilus-dropbox python-gobject-2 python-gpgme python-gtk2 python-numpy 0 upgraded, 14 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 5996 kB of archives. After this operation, 25.2 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y Get:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 libdbusmenu-glib4 amd64 12.10.2-2 [104 kB] Get:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 libdbusmenu-gtk4 amd64 12.10.2-2 [90.8 kB] Get:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 libindicator7 amd64 0.5.0-3+b1 [52.9 kB] Get:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 libappindicator1 amd64 0.4.92-4 [52.5 kB] Get:5 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 libblas-common amd64 3.7.0-2 [14.2 kB] Get:6 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 libquadmath0 amd64 6.3.0-18 [131 kB] Get:7 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 libgfortran3 amd64 6.3.0-18 [265 kB] Get:8 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 libblas3 amd64 3.7.0-2 [155 kB] Get:9 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 liblapack3 amd64 3.7.0-2 [2141 kB] Get:10 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 python-numpy amd64 1:1.12.1-3 [1936 kB] Get:11 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 python-gobject-2 amd64 2.28.6-13 [289 kB] Get:12 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 python-gtk2 amd64 2.24.0-5.1 [642 kB] Get:13 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/non-free amd64 nautilus-dropbox amd64 2015.10.28-1 [97.0 kB] Get:14 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 python-gpgme amd64 0.3-1.2 [24.6 kB] Fetched 5996 kB in 1s (3357 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package libdbusmenu-glib4:amd64. (Reading database ... 71474 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../00-libdbusmenu-glib4_12.10.2-2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libdbusmenu-glib4:amd64 (12.10.2-2) ... Selecting previously unselected package libdbusmenu-gtk4:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../01-libdbusmenu-gtk4_12.10.2-2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libdbusmenu-gtk4:amd64 (12.10.2-2) ... Selecting previously unselected package libindicator7:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../02-libindicator7_0.5.0-3+b1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libindicator7:amd64 (0.5.0-3+b1) ... Selecting previously unselected package libappindicator1:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../03-libappindicator1_0.4.92-4_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libappindicator1:amd64 (0.4.92-4) ... Selecting previously unselected package libblas-common. Preparing to unpack .../04-libblas-common_3.7.0-2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libblas-common (3.7.0-2) ... Selecting previously unselected package libquadmath0:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../05-libquadmath0_6.3.0-18_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libquadmath0:amd64 (6.3.0-18) ... Selecting previously unselected package libgfortran3:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../06-libgfortran3_6.3.0-18_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libgfortran3:amd64 (6.3.0-18) ... Selecting previously unselected package libblas3. Preparing to unpack .../07-libblas3_3.7.0-2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libblas3 (3.7.0-2) ... Selecting previously unselected package liblapack3. Preparing to unpack .../08-liblapack3_3.7.0-2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking liblapack3 (3.7.0-2) ... Selecting previously unselected package python-numpy. Preparing to unpack .../09-python-numpy_1%3a1.12.1-3_amd64.deb ... Unpacking python-numpy (1:1.12.1-3) ... Selecting previously unselected package python-gobject-2. Preparing to unpack .../10-python-gobject-2_2.28.6-13_amd64.deb ... Unpacking python-gobject-2 (2.28.6-13) ... Selecting previously unselected package python-gtk2. Preparing to unpack .../11-python-gtk2_2.24.0-5.1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking python-gtk2 (2.24.0-5.1) ... Selecting previously unselected package nautilus-dropbox. Preparing to unpack .../12-nautilus-dropbox_2015.10.28-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking nautilus-dropbox (2015.10.28-1) ... Selecting previously unselected package python-gpgme. Preparing to unpack .../13-python-gpgme_0.3-1.2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking python-gpgme (0.3-1.2) ... Setting up libquadmath0:amd64 (6.3.0-18) ... Setting up libindicator7:amd64 (0.5.0-3+b1) ... Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60) ... Setting up python-gpgme (0.3-1.2) ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1) ... Setting up libblas-common (3.7.0-2) ... Setting up libgfortran3:amd64 (6.3.0-18) ... Setting up python-gobject-2 (2.28.6-13) ... Setting up libblas3 (3.7.0-2) ... update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/libblas/libblas.so.3 to provide /usr/lib/libblas.so.3 (libblas.so.3) in auto mode Setting up libdbusmenu-glib4:amd64 (12.10.2-2) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-11+deb9u1) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ... Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-1) ... Setting up liblapack3 (3.7.0-2) ... update-alternatives: using /usr/lib/lapack/liblapack.so.3 to provide /usr/lib/liblapack.so.3 (liblapack.so.3) in auto mode Setting up python-numpy (1:1.12.1-3) ... Setting up libdbusmenu-gtk4:amd64 (12.10.2-2) ... Setting up python-gtk2 (2.24.0-5.1) ... Setting up libappindicator1:amd64 (0.4.92-4) ... Setting up nautilus-dropbox (2015.10.28-1) ... Please restart all running instances of Nautilus, or you will experience problems. i.e. nautilus --quit Dropbox installation successfully completed! You can start Dropbox from your applications menu. Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-11+deb9u1) ... #
If tried installation before executed above command with dropbox deb package, it should be removed before doing apt-get. Remove command is below.
# dpkg -r dropbox (Reading database ... 71503 files and directories currently installed.) Removing dropbox (2015.10.28) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ... Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-1) ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1) ... Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60) ... #
