How to install Dropbox?

• Add Dropbox’s repository key

    sudo apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 5044912E
  

• Add Dropbox’s repository

    sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main"
  

• Update and install Dropbox

    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox
  

Follow the steps When dropbox prompted with the screen

For Ubuntu 12.10

Add repository key

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 5044912E

Add repository

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu precise main"

Update your system and install Dropbox

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install dropbox

• When prompted with the screen, click "Next"

• Then click "Start Dropbox" to continue.

On Ubuntu 20.04

Add repo

sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu bionic main"

Import Dropbox GPG key

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 1C61A2656FB57B7E4DE0F4C1FC918B335044912E

If the above failed to receive keyserver, use below:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 1C61A2656FB57B7E4DE0F4C1FC918B335044912E

Update and install

sudo apt update

sudo apt install python3-gpg dropbox

Ubuntu repository (13.04 ≤ version)

This is the simplest method; choose this unless you have a reason not to.

sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox

Official PPA (8.04 ≤ version < 16.04)

This is the way to go on Ubuntu 12.04 and older.

1. Add Dropbox’s repository key

   sudo apt-key adv --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys 5044912E
   

2. Add Dropbox’s repository

   sudo add-apt-repository "deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main"
   

3. Update and install Dropbox

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox
   

4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Debian packages

There are current direct links at Dropbox website. You can install them manually.

Binary distribution

The Dropbox daemon works fine on all 32-bit and 64-bit Linux servers. To install, run the following command in your Linux terminal.

32-bit:

cd ~ && wget -O - "http://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86" | tar xz

64-bit:

cd ~ && wget -O - "http://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xz

Next, run the Dropbox daemon from the newly created .dropbox-dist folder:

~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd

For additional information here's the official manual.

Download the latest dropbox .deb file from the official site : https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx and run it. When it show the welcome screen, follow it carefully. Just now I installed it on my machine without any issues.

This doesn't work on 12.10 (quantal) because dropbox hasn't put a quantal package in its repository. You can see that by manually looking at the repo (http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu/dists/) and see that quantal isn't there.

I solved this by using precise in my source file instead of quantal. Technically, I'm using a version of dropbox that's not meant for my system, but I'm assuming the differences are small (it's only 6 months). So far, no problems on two different machines. YMMV.

Note: this is valid as of the time I'm typing this. They may add quantal support in the future.

Very simple on Ubuntu 13.04, 13.10 and 14.04 (last one checked by Craig McQueen, thanks :-))

sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox

If the graphical wizard does not download dropbox, you can perform it within a terminal:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure nautilus-dropbox

You may need to stop nautilus or to check whether it is currently running:

pgrep nautilus     # check if it is running (no output = no running)
pkill nautilus     # stop it nicely 
pkill -9 nautilus  # kill it brutally (to avoid when possible)

reference: How To Install Dropbox In Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail by Richard W.

I went to https://www.dropbox.com/install/ and downloaded the .deb file. There are three steps to follow:

Install Dropbox via command line (Terminal)

The Dropbox daemon works fine on all 32-bit and 64-bit Linux servers. To install, run the following command in your Linux terminal.

32-bit:

cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86" | tar xzf -

64-bit:

cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf -

Next, run the Dropbox daemon from the newly created .dropbox-dist folder.

~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd

It worked for me in 12.04 and 12.10.

Dropbox integration with Nautilus, Caja and Thunar file browsers is enabled by installing one or more of the following three packages with sudo apt install <package-name> in all currently supported versions of Ubuntu.

• nautilus dropbox - Nautilus Dropbox is an extension that integrates the Dropbox web service with your GNOME Desktop. Installing this package will download the proprietary dropbox binary from https://www.dropbox.com.

• caja-dropbox - Dropbox integration for Caja. To use this package you need to install the proprietary dropbox package from https://www.dropbox.com/install.

• thunar-dropbox-plugin - context menu items from Dropbox for Thunar. This plugin does not come with Dropbox itself, you will need to install that separately.

Install the Dropbox client for Ubuntu from the 32-bit or 64-bit .deb files at the official Dropbox website (https://www.dropbox.com). Then change directories with cd to the directory containing the dropbox_xxxx.xx.xx_amd64.deb file that you downloaded and install it with a command that has the following form:

sudo apt install ./dropbox_xxxx.xx.xx_amd64.deb