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Run the following command in case you got errors during "Verifying source file signatures with gpg..."

gpg --recv-keys 1C61A2656FB57B7E4DE0F4C1FC918B335044912E

Alternatively, you can download Dropbox's public key from https://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/rpm-public-key.asc and import it with:

gpg --import rpm-public-key.asc

You can check whether keys are successfully imported or not using the output of gpg -k. You should find something like this:

pub   rsa2048 2010-02-11 [SC]
      1C61A2656FB57B7E4DE0F4C1FC918B335044912E
uid           [ unknown] Dropbox Automatic Signing Key <linux@dropbox.com>

If you can't run the dropbox@ service normally, try to create a read-only directory ~/.dropbox-dist and run again.

Some useful places for issues about Dropbox itself (not the package):

1. https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Desktop-client-builds/bd-p/101003016 Official Dropbox user feedback forum

2. Arch Linux discussion places: https://bbs.archlinux.org/, #archlinux on freenode.net, https://lists.archlinux.org/listinfo/aur-general

@nthorderindex, maybe you should try to install without any aur helpers? To see if the problem is with your system or with the aur helper

@gothicVI I'm using aura, which needs to be run as root when installing packages. I've installed this package before using aura without an issue, I'm just trying to upgrade (97.4.467-1 -> 98.4.158-1). I tried using pikaur instead and the check passed, so it does seem to be an issue with aura though and not actually with this package.

EDIT: In case anyone else has this problem, it's solved by using sudo -E rather than just sudo. Explanation in the aura changelog here: https://github.com/fosskers/aura/blob/master/aura/CHANGELOG.md#311-2020-06-02

@nthorderindex what's the exact command you're using to install dropbox in the first place?

If you're running, e.g., pikaur or yay do not run them as root.

Not sure what to make of this — I've imported the key (and it shows up in the output of gpg -k) but am currently getting a "PGP signatures could not be verified" error:

==> Verifying source file signatures with gpg...
    dropbox-lnx.x86_64-98.4.158.tar.gz ... FAILED
==> ERROR: One or more PGP signatures could not be verified!

An single command to fix the errors with file signature verification as referenced by yan12125's comment is the following:

curl https://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/rpm-public-key.asc | gpg --import

This is especially helpful if you keep getting the following error when trying to use gpg --recv-keys 1C61A2656FB57B7E4DE0F4C1FC918B335044912E:

gpg: keyserver receive failed: Server indicated a failure

@Groumpf: Thanks a lot! That actually does the trick...

@gothicVI: I accidentally ran pikaur as root and got your error message. Try running pikaur as a normal user.

Running makepkg and makepkg --install on the snapshot did the trick. There seems to be something wrong with pikaur I'll need to investigate...

Hi, the update from version 92.4.382-1 -> 93.4.273-1 fails with:

:: Starte den Buildvorgang:
Job for run-u136.service failed because the control process exited with error code.
See "systemctl status run-u136.service" and "journalctl -xe" for details.

Ausführung des Befehls 'systemd-run --service-type=oneshot --pipe --wait --pty -p DynamicUser=yes -p CacheDirectory=pikaur -E HOME=/tmp -p WorkingDirectory=/var/cache/pikaur/build/dropbox makepkg --force' ist fehlgeschlagen.
:: Versuchen, wiederherzustellen?
[R] Build nochmal versuchen
[p] überspringe PGP-Signaturprüfung
[c] überspringe Checksummen-Prüfung
[i] ignoriere Architektur
[d] entferne Build-Verzeichnis und versuche erneut
[e] edit PKGBUILD
------------------------
[u] überspringe Build dieses Pakets
[a] bauen aller Pakete abbrechen

where

systemctl status run-u136.service
● run-u136.service - /usr/bin/makepkg --force
     Loaded: loaded (/run/systemd/transient/run-u136.service; transient)
  Transient: yes
     Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2020-03-29 14:25:47 CEST; 4min 27s ago
    Process: 3231 ExecStart=/usr/bin/makepkg --force (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
   Main PID: 3231 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Mär 29 14:25:26 ${HOSTNAME} systemd[1]: Starting /usr/bin/makepkg --force...
Mär 29 14:25:47 ${HOSTNAME} systemd[1]: run-u136.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Mär 29 14:25:47 ${HOSTNAME} systemd[1]: run-u136.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Mär 29 14:25:47 ${HOSTNAME} systemd[1]: Failed to start /usr/bin/makepkg --force.

and

journalctl -xe
Mär 29 14:26:51 ${HOSTNAME} kded5[1357]: Registering "org.kde.StatusNotifierItem-5501-2/StatusNotifierItem" to system tray
Mär 29 14:26:51 ${HOSTNAME} plasmashell[1444]: QQuickItem::stackAfter: Cannot stack StatusNotifierItem_QMLTYPE_391(0x55a649fdff80, parent=0x55a6493beb80, geometry=0,0 0x0) after StatusNotifi>
Mär 29 14:26:52 ${HOSTNAME} systemd[1]: run-u136.service: Main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
-- Subject: Unit process exited
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://forum.manjaro.org/c/technical-issues-and-assistance
-- 
-- An ExecStart= process belonging to unit run-u136.service has exited.
-- 
-- The process' exit code is 'exited' and its exit status is 1.
Mär 29 14:26:52 ${HOSTNAME} systemd[1]: run-u136.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
-- Subject: Unit failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://forum.manjaro.org/c/technical-issues-and-assistance
-- 
-- The unit run-u136.service has entered the 'failed' state with result 'exit-code'.
Mär 29 14:26:52 ${HOSTNAME} systemd[1]: Failed to start /usr/bin/makepkg --force.
-- Subject: A start job for unit run-u136.service has failed
-- Defined-By: systemd
-- Support: https://forum.manjaro.org/c/technical-issues-and-assistance
-- 
-- A start job for unit run-u136.service has finished with a failure.
-- 
-- The job identifier is 2492 and the job result is failed.
Mär 29 14:26:52 ${HOSTNAME} audit[1]: SERVICE_START pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj==unconfined msg='unit=run-u136 comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/systemd/systemd" hostname=? ad>
Mär 29 14:26:52 ${HOSTNAME} kernel: audit: type=1130 audit(1585484812.965:108): pid=1 uid=0 auid=4294967295 ses=4294967295 subj==unconfined msg='unit=run-u136 comm="systemd" exe="/usr/lib/sy>
Mär 29 14:26:54 ${HOSTNAME} wpa_supplicant[1037]: wlo1: WPA: Group rekeying completed with 38:10:d5:32:86:99 [GTK=CCMP]
Mär 29 14:28:25 ${HOSTNAME} kwin_x11[1436]: Could not attach Keys property to:  PlasmaQuick::Dialog(0x558b70338c80)  is not an Item
Mär 29 14:28:25 ${HOSTNAME} kwin_x11[1436]: qt.qpa.xcb: QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 22552, resource id: 37751024, major code: 3 (GetWindowAttributes), minor code: 0
Mär 29 14:28:25 ${HOSTNAME} kwin_x11[1436]: qt.qpa.xcb: QXcbConnection: XCB error: 9 (BadDrawable), sequence: 22553, resource id: 37751024, major code: 14 (GetGeometry), minor code: 0
Mär 29 14:28:25 ${HOSTNAME} kwin_x11[1436]: qt.qpa.xcb: QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 22556, resource id: 37751024, major code: 3 (GetWindowAttributes), minor code: 0
Mär 29 14:28:25 ${HOSTNAME} kwin_x11[1436]: qt.qpa.xcb: QXcbConnection: XCB error: 9 (BadDrawable), sequence: 22557, resource id: 37751024, major code: 14 (GetGeometry), minor code: 0
Mär 29 14:28:29 ${HOSTNAME} sudo[2066]: pam_unix(sudo:session): session closed for user root
Mär 29 14:28:29 ${HOSTNAME} kernel: audit: type=1106 audit(1585484909.176:109): pid=2066 uid=0 auid=1000 ses=2 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:session_close grantors=pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_per>
Mär 29 14:28:29 ${HOSTNAME} kernel: audit: type=1104 audit(1585484909.176:110): pid=2066 uid=0 auid=1000 ses=2 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_unix,pam_permit,pam_env acct=>
Mär 29 14:28:29 ${HOSTNAME} audit[2066]: USER_END pid=2066 uid=0 auid=1000 ses=2 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:session_close grantors=pam_limits,pam_unix,pam_permit acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/>
Mär 29 14:28:29 ${HOSTNAME} audit[2066]: CRED_DISP pid=2066 uid=0 auid=1000 ses=2 subj==unconfined msg='op=PAM:setcred grantors=pam_unix,pam_permit,pam_env acct="root" exe="/usr/bin/sudo" ho>
Mär 29 14:29:45 ${HOSTNAME} kwin_x11[1436]: qt.qpa.xcb: QXcbConnection: XCB error: 3 (BadWindow), sequence: 36756, resource id: 37751044, major code: 20 (GetProperty), minor code: 0

Do you need any additional information?

When I get the error in

Starting prepare()

which has been the case for quite a while, I do

rm src/dropbox.desktop

and since I initiated the process with makepkg -si, I issue that command again. YMMV