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Get Dropbox Working on Ubuntu Jaunty Beta

I recently updated my main machine to Ubuntu Jaunty 9.04 beta. The version of Dropbox I had with Intrepid stopped working after the update. To get it to work I performed the following steps in the terminal. (The following steps work on x86. For x86_64, the steps will be the same, but using different files):

1. Download and install Dropbox deb (32 or 64 bit) for Intrepid if you don't already have it running. (Note: Don't restart Nautilus)
https://www.getdropbox.com/downloading?os=lnx

2. Download experimental build of Dropbox

  1. cd ~
  2. wget http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86-0.6.491.tar.gz

3. Extract experimental build of Dropbox

  1. rm -r .dropbox-dist/
  2. tar xzf dropbox-lnx.x86-0.6.491.tar.gz

4. Restart Nautilus

  1. killall nautilus

5. Connect Dropbox to your Dropbox account.

It should start working when nautilus is restarted.

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It worked. Thanks.

It worked. Thanks.

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[...] fix is also pretty straight forward, but involves terminal use… just follow these steps and you’ll be fine. 1. Download and install Dropbox deb (32 or 64 bit) for Intrepid if you [...]

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Thank you very much for that.

Thank you very much for that.

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Worked perfectly! Thank you!

Worked perfectly! Thank you!

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thank you so much ... you are

thank you so much ... you are a life saver.

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These instructions are no

These instructions are no longer needed as there is a new .deb package available at http://www.getdropbox.com/install.

Adam Michael Roach

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Worked for me. Many thanks!

Worked for me. Many thanks!

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Thank You:)

Thank You:)

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Thank you, very much ! Work

Thank you, very much !
Work perfect.

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Worked perfectly, thank you!

Worked perfectly, thank you!

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THX!

THX!

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Nice one :-)

Nice one :-)

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Thanks a lot!

Thanks a lot!

I just installed Jaunty beta today, and hadn't even checked dropbox yet...I Stumbled on this.

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Thanks a lot! I just

Thanks a lot! I just installed Jaunty beta today, and hadn't even checked dropbox yet...I Stumbled this.

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thanks a lot!!

thanks a lot!!

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Not working for me

Not working for me :(
doktoreas@doktoreas-laptop:~/.dropbox-dist$ ./dropboxd
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 6, in
File "__main__.py", line 105, in
File "__main__dropbox__.py", line 2, in
File "arch/__init__.py", line 26, in
File "arch/linux/startup.py", line 11, in
File "ui/wx_core.py", line 4, in
File "wx/__init__.py", line 45, in
File "wx/_core.py", line 4, in
File "wx/_core_.py", line 14, in
ImportError: /usr/lib/libgdk-x11-2.0.so.0: undefined symbol: XRRGetScreenResourcesCurrent

Any Idea?

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You need to go back and retry

You need to go back and retry the steps again. You are attempting to execute a file, which is not one of the steps. Basically what we are doing in these steps is to replace files from the old Intrepid package with the new files from the experimental build. I guarantee you if you follow those steps exactly it will work.

Adam Michael Roach

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It works!!! Fine

It works!!! Fine

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Sweet! It works.

Sweet! It works.

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thanks a lot!

thanks a lot!

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Thank YOu,you save me i tough

Thank YOu,you save me i tough i have to wait 3 weeks more

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Thanks man, you saved me.

Thanks man, you saved me.

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thanks man! got it working

thanks man! got it working straightaway.

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Works like a charm! Thanks

Works like a charm! Thanks very much.

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You Rock Bro!! Totally saved

You Rock Bro!! Totally saved me tons of hassle for a trip I'm going on tomorrow.

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Thank you very much for that.

Thank you very much for that. Worked swimmingly.

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