tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419393030361439612.post74820677767865590..comments2015-03-27T12:17:23.181-04:00Comments on TechnoZeal: Install Dropbox on Fedora 16, 17, 18, 19, 20Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419393030361439612.post-33766159982197633632015-01-01T10:39:42.629-05:002015-01-01T10:39:42.629-05:00work perfect on IGN X linux, change /$releasever t...work perfect on IGN X linux, change /$releasever to /19donatellohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04921570640481595155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419393030361439612.post-6019403021825694242014-12-26T13:49:56.333-05:002014-12-26T13:49:56.333-05:00Seems to work on F21 (MATE) as well. By changing a...Seems to work on F21 (MATE) as well. By changing a line in dropbox.repo to: baseurl=https://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/20/ <br />as F21 is not supported as of December 2014Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419393030361439612.post-66805152308162776542014-09-23T18:14:27.317-04:002014-09-23T18:14:27.317-04:00According to my experience with Scientific Linux, ...According to my experience with Scientific Linux, it is not necessary nor convenient to add this repository for Dropbox, because you will need to be aware of changes both in the repository and in the Dropbox version. Installing directly from the Dropbox official site works fine, just be sure you are in the right site, for example, by logging in. F. Lepe C.http://verona.fi-p.unam.mxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419393030361439612.post-85619675717710392792013-10-21T03:54:23.341-04:002013-10-21T03:54:23.341-04:00I downloaded the daemon separately, moved it to my...I downloaded the daemon separately, moved it to my /home/user/ folder and ran it. Dropbox then worked fine. The issue was getting DB to connect that first time, which may have been impeded by my using Virtualbox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419393030361439612.post-31865075040454360462013-10-20T12:40:08.036-04:002013-10-20T12:40:08.036-04:00You can try connecting to Dropbox from a browser t...You can try connecting to Dropbox from a browser to determine if it is a connection problem. If you manage to connect to the Dropbox website but you can't get the application working you might need to reinstall the application.TechnoZealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579580663663901254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419393030361439612.post-36355348923967912012013-10-20T08:52:36.479-04:002013-10-20T08:52:36.479-04:00Further to my last comment, apologies, I've go...Further to my last comment, apologies, I've got it now. I (being a Fedora/Linux newbie) didn't realise I had to close the dropbox.repo file in order for the changes to take effect when I run: sudo yum install...<br /><br />Now, though, I have trouble running Dropbox as it requires installation of a daemon, but the following error occurs:<br />"Trouble connecting to Dropbox servers. Maybe your internet connection is down, or you need to set your http_proxy environment variable."<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419393030361439612.post-47051014152981054662013-10-20T08:38:16.994-04:002013-10-20T08:38:16.994-04:00This doesn't work. I've tried $releasever...This doesn't work. I've tried $releasever, 18 and 19 (even though it wasn't suggested). Failure every time:<br /><br />failure: repodata/repomd.xml from Dropbox: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.<br />http://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/19/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] curl#6 - "Could not resolve host: linux.dropbox.com; Name or service not known"<br /><br />Any ideas?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419393030361439612.post-23805761425216086252013-07-21T09:59:04.005-04:002013-07-21T09:59:04.005-04:00perfect on fc19, thanks for post.perfect on fc19, thanks for post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419393030361439612.post-85178054112558403002013-07-07T05:08:49.547-04:002013-07-07T05:08:49.547-04:00I've tested using $releasever. The test failed...I've tested using $releasever. The test failed. I've change my repo file and set it to 18.TechnoZealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579580663663901254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419393030361439612.post-54321593943186978532013-07-07T04:43:29.989-04:002013-07-07T04:43:29.989-04:00Sorry, my bad. The actual variable should be baseu...Sorry, my bad. The actual variable should be baseurl=http://linux.dropbox.com/fedora/$releasever/. Strangely, I've been installing for many versions and it works fine. Anyway, thanks for pointing the mistake.<br /><br />TechnoZealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12579580663663901254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7419393030361439612.post-85573120684764674992013-07-07T04:14:07.433-04:002013-07-07T04:14:07.433-04:00Hello,
i think this will non work because you link...Hello,<br />i think this will non work because you linked the fedora14 as repo and also the repo for fedora 19 is not available: please check for fedora 19...<br />regards<br />stefuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com