Dropbox (Application) - Revision history

T1t0: /* NOTE */

2023-12-09T22:19:29Z

NOTE

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	== NOTE ==		== NOTE ==

	* in the past		* in the past, dropbox starts to force linux users to use a ext4 filesystem, so I'm looking for alternatives...

	~~dropbox starts to force linux users to use a ext4 filesystem, so I'm looking for alternatives...~~		== AUTO UPDATE BLOCK ==

	* as user, block the update		* as user, block the update

T1t0: /* Dropbox without auto-update */

2023-12-09T22:17:50Z

Dropbox without auto-update

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	= ~~Dropbox without auto-update~~ =		== NOTE ==

	~~NOTE:~~ dropbox starts to force linux users to use a ext4 filesystem, so I'm looking for alternatives ~~and this page is no longer mantained~~...		* in the past

			dropbox starts to force linux users to use a ext4 filesystem, so I'm looking for alternatives...

	* as user, block the update		* as user, block the update
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	</pre>		</pre>

	* as root, install in a shared space		== Install ==

	~~NOTE~~: ~~choose the correct package for your S~~.O. ~~architecture (32~~/~~64 bits)~~		* from https://www.dropbox.com/install

	<pre>		<pre>
	~~sudo bash~~		# shared/opt install schema v1.5.6
	# ~~CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERSION~~
	# ~~FOR 32 BITS:~~		#### as common user ####
	~~VERSION~~=dropbox~~-lnx.x86-59.4.93~~		# define applications vars
	~~# OR FOR 64 BITS:~~		export SOFTWARE_PATH="/home/shared/opt/software"
	VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86_64-59.4.93		export NAME="dropbox"
	~~mkdir -p~~ /~~home~~/~~shared~~/~~opt~~/~~software~~		export VERSION="dropbox-lnx.x86_64-188.4.6302"
	~~chmod 0755~~ /~~home~~/~~shared~~ /~~home~~/~~shared~~/~~opt~~ /~~home~~/~~shared~~/~~opt/software~~		export URL="https://edge.dropboxstatic.com/dbx-releng/client/${VERSION}.tar.gz"
	cd /~~home/shared/opt/software~~		su - -w SOFTWARE_PATH,NAME,VERSION
	wget -c ~~https://clientupdates.dropboxstatic.com/dbx~~-~~releng/client/~~${~~VERSION~~}~~.tar.gz~~
	tar -xzf ${VERSION}.tar.gz		#### as root ####
	rm ${VERSION}~~.tar.gz~~		# install packages and prepare destination path
	~~mv .dropbox~~-~~dist~~ ${~~VERSION~~}		apt-get -q -y install wget coreutils findutils < /dev/null
	chown -R root:~~root~~ ${VERSION}		apt-get -q -y install tar gzip < /dev/null
	ln -f -s ${VERSION} dropbox		mkdir -m 777 -p "${SOFTWARE_PATH}/tmp_install/" "${SOFTWARE_PATH}/${NAME}_${VERSION}/"
			exit

			#### as common user ####
			umask 0027
			cd "${SOFTWARE_PATH}/tmp_install"
			wget -c --no-check-certificate "${URL}"
			tar -xzf "${VERSION}.tar.gz" -C "${SOFTWARE_PATH}/${NAME}_${VERSION}"
			cd
			su - -w SOFTWARE_PATH,NAME,VERSION

			#### as root ####
			# ensure permissions to destination path
			cd "${SOFTWARE_PATH}"
			chown -R root:users "${NAME}_${VERSION}"
			find "${NAME}_${VERSION}" -type d -exec chmod a-s,u+rwx,g+rx,g-w,o-rwx {} \;
			find "${NAME}_${VERSION}" -type f -exec chmod a-s,u+rw,g+r,g-w,o-rwx {} \;
			rm -rf tmp_install
			ln -s -f -T "${NAME}_${VERSION}" "${NAME}"
			exit

			#### as common user ####
			# test the application
			""${SOFTWARE_PATH}"/dropbox/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd"
	</pre>		</pre>

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T1t0: T1t0 moved page Dropbox to Dropbox (Application)

2021-03-14T21:56:26Z

T1t0 moved page Dropbox to Dropbox (Application)

← Older revision	Revision as of 21:56, 14 March 2021
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T1t0 at 19:37, 15 November 2019

2019-11-15T19:37:19Z

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	= Dropbox without auto-update =		= Dropbox without auto-update =

			NOTE: dropbox starts to force linux users to use a ext4 filesystem, so I'm looking for alternatives and this page is no longer mantained...

	* as user, block the update		* as user, block the update

imported>T1t0: Undo revision 1550 by T1t0 (talk)

2019-02-18T17:28:38Z

Undo revision 1550 by T1t0 (talk)

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	# CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERSION		# CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERSION
	# FOR 32 BITS:		# FOR 32 BITS:
	VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86-66.4.84		VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86-59.4.93
	# OR FOR 64 BITS:		# OR FOR 64 BITS:
	VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86_64-66.4.84		VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86_64-59.4.93
	mkdir -p /home/shared/opt/software		mkdir -p /home/shared/opt/software
	chmod 0755 /home/shared /home/shared/opt /home/shared/opt/software		chmod 0755 /home/shared /home/shared/opt /home/shared/opt/software

imported>T1t0: /* Dropbox without auto-update */

2019-02-18T16:32:14Z

Dropbox without auto-update

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	# CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERSION		# CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERSION
	# FOR 32 BITS:		# FOR 32 BITS:
	VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86-59.4.93		VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86-66.4.84
	# OR FOR 64 BITS:		# OR FOR 64 BITS:
	VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86_64-59.4.93		VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86_64-66.4.84
	mkdir -p /home/shared/opt/software		mkdir -p /home/shared/opt/software
	chmod 0755 /home/shared /home/shared/opt /home/shared/opt/software		chmod 0755 /home/shared /home/shared/opt /home/shared/opt/software

imported>T1t0 at 18:02, 23 October 2018

2018-10-23T18:02:12Z

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	# CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERSION		# CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERSION
	# FOR 32 BITS:		# FOR 32 BITS:
	VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86-54.4.90		VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86-59.4.93
	# OR FOR 64 BITS:		# OR FOR 64 BITS:
	VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86_64-54.4.90		VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86_64-59.4.93
	mkdir -p /home/shared/opt/software		mkdir -p /home/shared/opt/software
	chmod 0755 /home/shared /home/shared/opt /home/shared/opt/software		chmod 0755 /home/shared /home/shared/opt /home/shared/opt/software

imported>T1t0 at 19:43, 4 August 2018

2018-08-04T19:43:18Z

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	mv .dropbox-dist ${VERSION}		mv .dropbox-dist ${VERSION}
	chown -R root:root ${VERSION}		chown -R root:root ${VERSION}
	ln -s ${VERSION} dropbox		ln -f -s ${VERSION} dropbox
	</pre>		</pre>

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imported>T1t0 at 19:41, 4 August 2018

2018-08-04T19:41:25Z

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	# CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERSION		# CHOOSE THE CORRECT VERSION
	# FOR 32 BITS:		# FOR 32 BITS:
	VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86-46.4.65		VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86-54.4.90
	# OR FOR 64 BITS:		# OR FOR 64 BITS:
	VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86_64-46.4.65		VERSION=dropbox-lnx.x86_64-54.4.90
	mkdir -p /home/shared/opt/software		mkdir -p /home/shared/opt/software
	chmod 0755 /home/shared /home/shared/opt /home/shared/opt/software		chmod 0755 /home/shared /home/shared/opt /home/shared/opt/software

imported>T1t0 at 01:56, 8 July 2018

2018-07-08T01:56:04Z

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	ln -s ${VERSION} dropbox		ln -s ${VERSION} dropbox
	</pre>		</pre>

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