Install Dropbox

Install libxslt1.1

sudo apt install libxslt1.1


Install Python3

sudo apt install python3


sudo apt install python3-gpg


Download Dropbox

  1. Go to https://www.dropbox.com/en_GB/install-linux

  2. Download the Ubuntu (.deb) 64-bit file

  3. Use the Files app to copy the .deb file from the Downloads folder to the Linux files folder


Install Dropbox

sudo dpkg -i ~/dropbox_*_amd64.deb


sudo touch /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dropbox.list


echo "deb [arch=i386,amd64] http://linux.dropbox.com/debian buster main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list.d/dropbox.list


sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 1C61A2656FB57B7E4DE0F4C1FC918B335044912E


sudo apt update


sudo apt install dropbox

    • Ignore the errors

sudo apt --fix-broken install

    • DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP


Start Dropbox

dropbox start -i

    • Wait for the installation dialog box to show

  1. Select OK

    • Dropbox will download

  2. Select Connect or click connect a different account

    • You may need to manually switch to Google Chrome to show the Dropbox Sign in page

  3. Select Continue to Dropbox

  4. Minimise Chrome

  5. Click Quit Dropbox when the Your Dropbox folder is on a file system that is no longer supported. message displays

    • Current Dropbox only supports the EXT4 filesystem for Linux

    • The Google Pixelbook uses Btrfs

    • Mounting file systems is not currently supported

  6. Press ENTER in the prompt to get back the prompt


Set Dropbox to not autostart

dropbox autostart n


Remove bandwidth limits if required

dropbox throttle unlimited unlimited


Enable LAN sync if required

dropbox lansync y


Remove the Dropbox launcher entry

sudo rm /usr/share/applications/dropbox.desktop


Install cron

sudo apt install cron


Add a cron job

crontab -l


crontab -l > ~/mycron


echo "@reboot dropbox start &" | tee -a ~/mycron


echo "@reboot python3 ~/Dropbox/dropbox.py start &" | tee -a ~/mycron


echo "@reboot python3 ~/Dropbox/dropbox.py start &" >> ~/mycron


crontab ~/mycron


rm ~/mycron


crontab -l


Dropbox status

dropbox status