Hi,
I just spent a couple of unnerving hours trying to make Dropbox work on CentOS 6.6.
Is there a way that
1. Actually works?
2. Doesn't include jumping through burning loops?
Cheers from the sunny south of France,
Niki
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Niki Kovacs Sent: den 11 december 2014 08:55 To: centos@centos.org Subject: [CentOS] Dropbox on CentOS 6?
I just spent a couple of unnerving hours trying to make Dropbox work on CentOS 6.6.
Is there a way that
Actually works?
Doesn't include jumping through burning loops?
The procedure described on https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx has worked for me on several occasions before on CentOS 6.0 >> 6.5. Haven't done it on 6.6 yet, but I doubt it'd be any different.
What problems have you run into??
FYI It works for me on Centos 7 when I used it last week.
On 11 December 2014 at 09:04, Sorin Srbu Sorin.Srbu@orgfarm.uu.se wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Niki Kovacs Sent: den 11 december 2014 08:55 To: centos@centos.org Subject: [CentOS] Dropbox on CentOS 6?
I just spent a couple of unnerving hours trying to make Dropbox work on CentOS 6.6.
Is there a way that
Actually works?
Doesn't include jumping through burning loops?
The procedure described on https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx has worked for me on several occasions before on CentOS 6.0 >> 6.5. Haven't done it on 6.6 yet, but I doubt it'd be any different.
What problems have you run into??
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Hello Andrew,
On Thu, 11 Dec 2014 09:45:45 +0100 Andrew Holway andrew.holway@gmail.com wrote:
FYI It works for me on Centos 7 when I used it last week.
Me too, no problem here.
Regards,
On 11 December 2014 at 09:04, Sorin Srbu Sorin.Srbu@orgfarm.uu.se wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Niki Kovacs Sent: den 11 december 2014 08:55 To: centos@centos.org Subject: [CentOS] Dropbox on CentOS 6?
I just spent a couple of unnerving hours trying to make Dropbox work on CentOS 6.6.
Is there a way that
Actually works?
Doesn't include jumping through burning loops?
The procedure described on https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx has worked for me on several occasions before on CentOS 6.0 >> 6.5. Haven't done it on 6.6 yet, but I doubt it'd be any different.
What problems have you run into??
//Sorin _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
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On 2014-12-11, Sorin Srbu Sorin.Srbu@orgfarm.uu.se wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Niki Kovacs Sent: den 11 december 2014 08:55 To: centos@centos.org Subject: [CentOS] Dropbox on CentOS 6?
I just spent a couple of unnerving hours trying to make Dropbox work on CentOS 6.6.
Is there a way that
Actually works?
Doesn't include jumping through burning loops?
The procedure described on https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx has worked for me on several occasions before on CentOS 6.0 >> 6.5. Haven't done it on 6.6 yet, but I doubt it'd be any different.
What problems have you run into??
That procedure works for me up to and including 6.6. It would indeed be helpful if the OP listed the particular problems they encountered.
Le 11/12/2014 10:58, Liam O'Toole a écrit :
That procedure works for me up to and including 6.6. It would indeed be helpful if the OP listed the particular problems they encountered.
I guess my mistake was to hunt down a Dropbox RPM package in various third-party repos. I'll try the command-line procedure that's advertised on the Dropbox site.
Thanks everybody for your answers,
Niki
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Niki Kovacs Sent: den 11 december 2014 11:32 To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Dropbox on CentOS 6?
Le 11/12/2014 10:58, Liam O'Toole a écrit :
That procedure works for me up to and including 6.6. It would indeed be helpful if the OP listed the particular problems they encountered.
I guess my mistake was to hunt down a Dropbox RPM package in various third-party repos. I'll try the command-line procedure that's advertised on the Dropbox site.
Thanks everybody for your answers,
Remember you can install already downloaded rpm's with yum as well, it'll download any dependencies you're possibly missing that Dropbox requires. ;-)
-- //Sorin
Le 11/12/2014 09:04, Sorin Srbu a écrit :
The procedure described onhttps://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx has worked for me on several occasions before on CentOS 6.0 >> 6.5. Haven't done it on 6.6 yet, but I doubt it'd be any different.
What problems have you run into??
I just tried it again in a fresh VM of CentOS 6.6 (minimal GNOME desktop + handful of needed applications).
I followed the instructions step by step (there are only two).
I downloaded Dropbox, launched the daemon manually as described...
... and nothing happens.
Any suggestions?
Niki
Hi,
On 12/11/2014 08:55 AM, Niki Kovacs wrote:
Is there a way that
- Actually works?
- Doesn't include jumping through burning loops?
just use the Fedora RPM from Dropbox. It's working fine. The files included and a German posting is at
http://chris-blog.net/2014/07/dropbox-unter-centos-installieren/
Le 12/12/2014 06:14, Chris a écrit :
just use the Fedora RPM from Dropbox. It's working fine. The files included and a German posting is at
http://chris-blog.net/2014/07/dropbox-unter-centos-installieren/
I just tested this on a fresh installation of CentOS 6.6 (in VirtualBox). I downloaded the Fedora RPM (32-bit), installed it (using yum localinstall) and started it using the new Internet > Dropbox menu entry.
1. A progression bar "Downloading Dropbox menu" appears.
2. A second progression bar "Unpacking..." appears.
3. Then nothing happens.
4. 'ps aux' shows a busy 'dropbox' process.
YMMV, but this does *not* work on CentOS 6.6.
Cheers,
Niki
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Niki Kovacs Sent: den 15 december 2014 07:28 To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] Dropbox on CentOS 6?
I just tested this on a fresh installation of CentOS 6.6 (in VirtualBox). I downloaded the Fedora RPM (32-bit), installed it (using yum localinstall) and started it using the new Internet > Dropbox menu entry.
A progression bar "Downloading Dropbox menu" appears.
A second progression bar "Unpacking..." appears.
Then nothing happens.
'ps aux' shows a busy 'dropbox' process.
YMMV, but this does *not* work on CentOS 6.6.
I did notice when I installed Dropbox for my mother on Linux Mint 17, that the program spent quite a while preparing a file list. It took the better part of an hour for barely 500 MB of file-data.
I'll try this in a virtual CentOS 6.6-install. I'll do an Arnie.
-- //Sorin
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu Sent: den 15 december 2014 11:12 To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Dropbox on CentOS 6?
I just tested this on a fresh installation of CentOS 6.6 (in VirtualBox). I downloaded the Fedora RPM (32-bit), installed it (using yum localinstall) and started it using the new Internet > Dropbox menu entry.
A progression bar "Downloading Dropbox menu" appears.
A second progression bar "Unpacking..." appears.
Then nothing happens.
'ps aux' shows a busy 'dropbox' process.
YMMV, but this does *not* work on CentOS 6.6.
I did notice when I installed Dropbox for my mother on Linux Mint 17, that the program spent quite a while preparing a file list. It took the better part of an hour for barely 500 MB of file-data.
I'll try this in a virtual CentOS 6.6-install. I'll do an Arnie.
Ran into the same problem. An error log in .xsession-errors was mentioned so I had a look there. Is anybody able to make heads or tails of the below? Thanks.
GNOME_KEYRING_SOCKET=/tmp/keyring-3Nookr/socket SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-3Nookr/socket.ssh ** Message: NumLock remembering disabled because hostname is set to "localhost"
(process:3898): GLib-WARNING **: goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, optional-arg or filename flags (8) on option of type 0
(process:3898): GLib-WARNING **: goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, optional-arg or filename flags (8) on option of type 0
(process:3898): GLib-WARNING **: goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, optional-arg or filename flags (8) on option of type 0 Failed to play sound: File or data not found
(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:3946): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type `_PolkitError'
(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:3946): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed Initializing nautilus-dropbox 1.6.2
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area Initializing nautilus-gdu extension Initializing nautilus-open-terminal extension ** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area (null): Warning no default label for /home/sorin/.gvfs 3815 ? 00:00:00 VBoxClient 3822 ? 00:00:00 VBoxClient 3833 ? 00:00:00 VBoxClient 3818 ? 00:00:00 VBoxClient 3828 ? 00:00:00 VBoxClient Dropbox isn't running! Dropbox is already running! Window manager warning: Received a _NET_WM_MOVERESIZE message for 0x1600004 (System Mon); these messages lack timestamps and therefore suck. Starting Dropbox...Dropbox isn't running! Done! Window manager warning: Received a _NET_WM_MOVERESIZE message for 0x260036f (sorin - Fi); these messages lack timestamps and therefore suck.
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Chris Sent: den 15 december 2014 19:57 To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] Dropbox on CentOS 6?
On 12/15/2014 12:52 PM, Sorin Srbu wrote:
Ran into the same problem. An error log in .xsession-errors was mentioned so I had a look there. Is anybody able to make heads or tails of the below? Thanks.
Have you SELinux enabled?
Nope!
-- //Sorin
Hello,
On Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:52:12 +0000 Sorin Srbu Sorin.Srbu@orgfarm.uu.se wrote:
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of Sorin Srbu Sent: den 15 december 2014 11:12 To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Dropbox on CentOS 6?
I just tested this on a fresh installation of CentOS 6.6 (in VirtualBox). I downloaded the Fedora RPM (32-bit), installed it (using yum localinstall) and started it using the new Internet > Dropbox menu entry.
A progression bar "Downloading Dropbox menu" appears.
A second progression bar "Unpacking..." appears.
Then nothing happens.
'ps aux' shows a busy 'dropbox' process.
YMMV, but this does *not* work on CentOS 6.6.
I did notice when I installed Dropbox for my mother on Linux Mint 17, that the program spent quite a while preparing a file list. It took the better part of an hour for barely 500 MB of file-data.
I'll try this in a virtual CentOS 6.6-install. I'll do an Arnie.
Ran into the same problem. An error log in .xsession-errors was mentioned so I had a look there. Is anybody able to make heads or tails of the below? Thanks.
GNOME_KEYRING_SOCKET=/tmp/keyring-3Nookr/socket SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-3Nookr/socket.ssh ** Message: NumLock remembering disabled because hostname is set to "localhost"
(process:3898): GLib-WARNING **: goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, optional-arg or filename flags (8) on option of type 0
(process:3898): GLib-WARNING **: goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, optional-arg or filename flags (8) on option of type 0
(process:3898): GLib-WARNING **: goption.c:2132: ignoring no-arg, optional-arg or filename flags (8) on option of type 0 Failed to play sound: File or data not found
(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:3946): GLib-GObject-WARNING **: cannot register existing type `_PolkitError'
(polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:3946): GLib-CRITICAL **: g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed Initializing nautilus-dropbox 1.6.2
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area Initializing nautilus-gdu extension Initializing nautilus-open-terminal extension ** Message: applet now embedded in the notification area (null): Warning no default label for /home/sorin/.gvfs 3815 ? 00:00:00 VBoxClient 3822 ? 00:00:00 VBoxClient 3833 ? 00:00:00 VBoxClient 3818 ? 00:00:00 VBoxClient 3828 ? 00:00:00 VBoxClient Dropbox isn't running! Dropbox is already running!
Since I-do-not-know-when (but this is recent) I cannot see the dropbox panel item anymore and xsession_errors shows the isn't/is already running message too. Starting dropbox from command-line shows the same. Apparently, the dropbox client could be running in an more or less hidden way: `ps` shows it, and I noticed some *syncing* (looked at my dropbox account on the web), but there is no panel item anymore.
Strange!
Regards,
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Andrew Holway -
Chris -
Liam O'Toole -
Niki Kovacs -
Sorin Srbu -
wwp