First go to the Dropbox website and download the .deb package. Make sure you select the (x86) package.
Once the download is complete, double-click on it to start installation. When the installation is over you will need to restart Nautilus; you can do this by logging out and back in or by executing the following command in Terminal (Applications -> Accessories -> Terminal).
killall nautilus
Now you will see the Dropbox icon appear in the taskbar.
Right-click on the icon and select “Start Dropbox”. This starts the downloading of Dropbox. Sit back and wait until the download is complete.
Once Dropbox has been downloaded the setup will begin. Follow the instructions on the screen and proceed.
Note: By default your Dropbox will be in the directory “YourHomeFolder/Dropbox”. If you want to choose another folder, you can tick “I want to choose where to put my Dropbbox” in this screen.
Setup is now complete and you can start uploading and sharing files!
January 22, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Does is based on P2P?
January 22, 2009 at 2:11 pm
@Man In Front of Linux
Once you have uploaded your files you can share download links OR you can put the files in your Public folder
January 22, 2009 at 5:50 pm
Excellent!! it doesn’t matter if i’m running ubuntu 8.10 x64 bits?
January 22, 2009 at 10:22 pm
@Milerx
You can get the .deb package for 64bit PCs from the same page.
April 13, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Strange… I have a few directories in my home directory that are symlinks to directories on other partitions. For instance:
/home/meonkeys/foo -> /var/local/adam/plain/foo
When I try to put my dropbox here, the wizard says “Target folder is used for temporary files” and disallows the choice.