Package Details: dropbox 258.4.3749-1

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: 2378
Popularity: 3.02
First Submitted: 2009-01-22 14:21 (UTC)
Last Updated: 2026-07-04 11:06 (UTC)

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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..."

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>

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):

  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

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yan12125 commented on 2017-08-23 05:47 (UTC)

@Kozmik: Thanks! I added it to optional dependencies.

Kozmik commented on 2017-08-23 03:30 (UTC)

xdg-utils should probably be added as a dependency, as without it Dropbox won't open my browser to let me log in unless I set the BROWSER environment variable manually.

yan12125 commented on 2017-08-19 18:15 (UTC)

@coxackie: I can confirm the same issue on LXQt - seems a dropbox bug. A workaround is rename the startup file in ~/.config/autostart/ from dropbox.desktop to something else. Technically, dropbox checks a preference item `startupitem` when it's started, and ~/.config/autostart/dropbox.desktop is deleted if `startupitem` is not set.

coxackie commented on 2017-08-16 16:42 (UTC)

I am experiencing a weird bug with Dropbox v32.4.23 on Gnome. I add dropbox.desktop to ~/.config/autostart/ in order to get it to autostart (either via Gnome Tweak Tool or manually copying it from /usr/share/applications). Whenever I start Dropbox, it deletes the dropbox.desktop file from ~/.config/autostart/. I have also noticed that the option "Start Dropbox on system startup" from Dropbox preferences is always unticked when Dropbox starts, even if I have enabled it previously. Potentially this is to blame? Anyone else experiencing this?

yan12125 commented on 2017-08-04 16:27 (UTC) (edited on 2017-08-04 19:23 (UTC) by yan12125)

https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64 points to 31.4.24 yesterday, yet it changed back to 30.4.23 this morning. I believe that's because 31.4.24 has big problems on Windows [1]. I synced my files on several Arch boxes with 31.4.24 today and see no issues, so I decide to stay with 31.4.24. If you got problems with 31.4.24 while 30.4.23 is fine, please tell me and I'll downgrade this package. Update: Dropbox just releases 31.4.25 and https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64 points to this version. I guess they've fixed the problem. [1] https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Desktop-client-builds/Stable-Build-31-4-24/m-p/235160#M4184

yan12125 commented on 2017-07-26 12:01 (UTC) (edited on 2017-07-28 06:17 (UTC) by yan12125)

I unflagged it as the official download link still points to dropbox-lnx.x86_64-30.4.22.tar.gz, and there's no news about 30.4.23 on Desktop client builds announcements [1]. I suspect it not a real stable version. @timofonic: how did you get those URLs? Any clue that's a stable release? [1] https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Desktop-client-builds/bd-p/101003016

timofonic commented on 2017-07-26 03:07 (UTC)

Outdated.... https://clientupdates.dropboxstatic.com/dbx-releng/client/dropbox-lnx.x86-30.4.23.tar.gz https://clientupdates.dropboxstatic.com/dbx-releng/client/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-30.4.23.tar.gz

Alexpin commented on 2017-07-16 07:10 (UTC)

@LukeLR fakeroot is in group base-devel, which is an implied dependency of makepkg.

user20159 commented on 2017-07-16 07:06 (UTC)

Since installation requires fakeroot, it should be listed as a dependency.

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