Setup Dropbox on Debian using XFCE
I have been running Dropbox under Gnome for quite a while now and think that it is a brilliant way to sync data between machines.
However, on my laptop (a machine that is pushing 6 years old now) I have installed Debian and run XFCE as the desktop, as it is lighter and still feels snappy even though there is only 512K RAM in the box.
It turns out that setting up Dropbox under XFCE is ridiculously easy.
First, download the tar file.
Move it to your home directory, or wherever you want to run it from.
Untar it:
tar -xzvf dropbox-lnx.x86-0.6.432.tar.gz
Start it up:
~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd &
A GUI dialogue box will open and you can step through the options…
Finally, if you want it to start when you log in, go to Settings > Autostarted applications and create a new entry.
Note: you will need to enter the following line into the command dialogue for it to work:
bash /home/yourusername/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd &
You will see the Dropbox icon in your panel as it syncs and you are good to go.
