Unable to install Dropbox

[rmcellig]

I just installed the newly released Mint LXDE today. When I try to install Dropbox, I get this error. What should I do? I never had a problem installing Dropbox before. I tried the 32 and 64bit versions for Ubuntu and Debian from the Dropbox install page.

[tenfoot]

Go to Synaptic Package Manager and search for "libnautilus-extensions..." and install it.

[rmcellig]

I did that and restarted my computer. I still get the same error.

[bu99zy]

Try installing from the terminal, works fine for me.

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lmde bu99zy # apt-cache policy dropbox
dropbox:
  Installed: (none)
  Candidate: 1.0.1
  Version table:
     1.0.1 0
        700 http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian/main amd64 Packages
lmde bu99zy # apt install dropbox
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following extra packages will be installed:
  nautilus-dropbox python-gpgme
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  dropbox nautilus-dropbox python-gpgme
0 upgraded, 3 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 189 kB of archives.
After this operation, 782 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y
Get:1 http://packages.linuxmint.com/ debian/main dropbox all 1.0.1 [1,468 B]
Get:2 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/main python-gpgme amd64 0.2-2 [83.4 kB]
Get:3 http://debian.linuxmint.com/latest/ testing/non-free nautilus-dropbox amd64 0.7.1-2 [104 kB]
Fetched 189 kB in 3s (60.1 kB/s)           
Selecting previously unselected package python-gpgme.                                                                                     
(Reading database ... 224158 files and directories currently installed.)                                                                   
Unpacking python-gpgme (from .../python-gpgme_0.2-2_amd64.deb) ...                                                                         
Selecting previously unselected package nautilus-dropbox.                                                                                 
Unpacking nautilus-dropbox (from .../nautilus-dropbox_0.7.1-2_amd64.deb) ...                                                               
Selecting previously unselected package dropbox.
Unpacking dropbox (from .../archives/dropbox_1.0.1_all.deb) ...
Processing triggers for man-db ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ...
Setting up python-gpgme (0.2-2) ...
Setting up nautilus-dropbox (0.7.1-2) ...

Dropbox is the easiest way to share and store your files online. Want to learn more? Head to http://www.dropbox.com/

Downloading Dropbox... 100%
Unpacking Dropbox... 100%
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.
Setting up dropbox (1.0.1) ...


[madwoollything]

I've just made the upgrade to pack 4 and dropbox is no longer working and cannot be installed due to unmet dependencies with nautilus-dropbox package.

I already have the nautilus extensions installed as mentioned at the start of this thread ..... any other ideas as I really need to get dropbox working again. (I've checked synaptic for an broken packages and all seems to be fine).

[zerozero]

madwoollything,
if you follow bu99zy advise in the post just above yours what happens?

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apt install dropbox

[madwoollything]

madwoollything,
if you follow bu99zy advise in the post just above yours what happens?

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apt install dropbox

If I attempt to install from the terminal I get the following:

"The following packages have unmet dependencies:
dropbox : Depends: nautilus-dropbox
E: Broken packages"

I've looking in synaptic and there are no broken packages ..... bit of a mystery.

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Just managed to install dropbox from the deb file on the dropbox site - version 1.4.0

..... strange but dropbox is now working although the integration in caja appears to be broken (not sure if caja has dropbox integration yet).

[The Diamond Geezer]

First of all, completely uninstall nautilus-dropbox in Synaptics, then download the .deb package from the Dropbox website, and install it. The latest version is 1.40 and this method gave me the Dropbox integrated context menu in Nautilus. I hope this works for you as well.

[Clawinus]

Please tell me what is the command to install a downloaded .deb program.

[zerozero]

Clawinus,
the easiest way:
right-click on the deb file > open with > choose gdebi; the process is fairly straightforward after that.

[The Diamond Geezer]

Clawinus,

Please note that the .deb package is for the addition of the context menu in Nautilus only. The instructions on how to install Dropbox from CLI are detailed on the Dropbox website here:

https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx

I hope this helps!