[Nottingham] Dropbox

[Paul]

Stripes

You might need to read this 
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2365540/china-cuts-access-to-dropbox.html

RG
On 25/08/14 13:06, Paul wrote:
> Stripes
>
> If my memory of the dropbox install install is correct, the Ubuntu 
> installer only installs enough to allow it to connect to dropbox and 
> install the propriety programs. I am guessing this has not happened 
> because of the firewall.
>
> Had the same problem with a while ago with a client in China. The only 
> way we could get a cloud drive to work though the firewall was using 
> openCloud as it only uses http or https.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> RG
>
>
> On 25/08/14 12:35, stripes wrote:
>> I am trying to help my partner who is half a world away install and
>> configure dropbox. She is behind a corporate firewall with badly
>> configured proxies.
>>
>> She is using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS using gnome classic
>>
>> Have so far talked her through this
>>
>> Tried sudo aptitude install dropbox
>> Not available.
>>
>> Tried wget but proxies won't let it connect.
>>
>> Downloaded from the website and installed no problem
>>
>> Dropbox is installed and running with a menu item in the internet tab.
>>
>>  From the terminal dropbox status shows that it is up to date
>>
>> Now the problem there is no dropbox indicator in the task bar.
>>
>> Tried sudo aptitude install libappindicator1
>>
>> but it is already installed and up to date.
>>
>> Tried dropbox stop &&  dropbox start
>>
>> No change
>>
>> Tried logging out and restarting the box
>>
>> No change.
>>
>> Without this icon I can find no way to get to the dropbox preferences
>> to set the proxies and without that there is no way dropbox can ever
>> sync or even know that it is not synced.
>>
>> My next suggestion is going to be connect via a USB dongle and not the
>> university network which should avoid the proxies and allow it to sync
>> just to prove that dropbox is working and that the problem really is
>> the indicator icon.
>>
>> Any suggestions as to what I should try on our next chat session it
>> has me beat at present.
>>
>> Stripes
>>
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