| Git Clone URL: | https://aur.archlinux.org/dropbox.git (read-only, click to copy) |
|---|---|
| Package Base: | dropbox |
| Description: | A free service that lets you bring your photos, docs, and videos anywhere and share them easily. |
| Upstream URL: | https://www.dropbox.com |
| Licenses: | custom:Dropbox |
| Submitter: | mtorromeo |
| Maintainer: | mtorromeo |
| Last Packager: | mtorromeo |
| Votes: | 2377 |
| Popularity: | 2.99 |
| First Submitted: | 2009-01-22 14:21 (UTC) |
| Last Updated: | 2026-07-04 11:06 (UTC) |
Thanks for the answer, @yan12125. I never knew extra-x86_64-build existed, let alone that it was the recommended command for building packages from AUR.
With regard to copying, I just presumed the file on outside src/ was a copy because there is another one inside:
$ find . -name dropbox.desktop
./pkg/dropbox/usr/share/applications/dropbox.desktop
./src/dropbox.desktop
./dropbox.desktop
The best way is extra-x86_64-build. If you want to stick with makepkg, clean the folder first. For example, git pull && git clean -dfx && makepkg.
By the way, dropbox.desktop is generated by gendesk. I'm not sure what you mean by "copying over the file from within src/".
I don't use any AUR helper: I have a clone of <https://aur.archlinux.org/dropbox.git> where I run git pull, makepkg and pacman -U to update the package. That't the recommended way, right?
For a while now, makepkg fails because of a leftover dropbox.desktop. I have to delete the file, which is again copied from src/ by makepkg, and again I have to delete the file the next time I update.
Please stop copying over the file from within src/, or at least make it so that the package can be updated without the user manually deleting the file.
Thanks in advance!
Sorry for the last unnecessary pkgrel bumping - there's a bug in my script and I've fixed it.
@zman0900: That's a bug of pacaur - report it there. @syrenity: Are you using proxychains with dropbox? If so it's a known issue [1] and I think only Dropbox developers can fix it.
Could the gendesk command be moved to a build() function? Some aur helpers (pacaur at least) do not install makedepends until after prepare() has been ran, so prepare() fails if I don't manually install gendesk first.
Getting following error on latest version:
dropbox: locating interpreter !! dropbox: can't trust path, fall back on working directory (relative)! !! dropbox: failed to resolve program path (No such file or directory)! !! dropbox: no executable path! (error 1) Aborted (core dumped)
The headless version from Dropbox site works fine.
i'm getting the error "Verifying source file signatures with sha256sums..." with dropbox-lnx.x86_64-67.4.83.tar.gz
i import the gpg keys but keep getting the same error
@sercans: Thank you very much for the comment! optdepends updated.
@yan12125 kde plasma needs libappindicator-gtk3 to show themed tray icons. libappindicator-gtk3 package can be in optdepends.
i could not make xfce to show themed tray icon with libappindicator-gtk2 or libappindicator-gtk3
Sorry for the delay - I was on the Chinese New Year vacation last week :)
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yan12125 commented on 2019-01-05 16:39 (UTC) (edited on 2019-02-27 08:11 (UTC) by yan12125)
Run the following command in case you got errors during "Verifying source file signatures with gpg..."
Alternatively, you can download Dropbox's public key from https://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/rpm-public-key.asc and import it with:
You can check whether keys are successfully imported or not using the output of
gpg -k. You should find something like this:yan12125 commented on 2018-08-01 11:41 (UTC) (edited on 2020-01-24 15:13 (UTC) by yan12125)
If you can't run the dropbox@ service normally, try to create a read-only directory ~/.dropbox-dist and run again.
yan12125 commented on 2017-11-06 15:13 (UTC) (edited on 2019-03-18 03:50 (UTC) by yan12125)
Some useful places for issues about Dropbox itself (not the package):
https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Desktop-client-builds/bd-p/101003016 Official Dropbox user feedback forum
Arch Linux discussion places: https://bbs.archlinux.org/, #archlinux on freenode.net, https://lists.archlinux.org/listinfo/aur-general