Fedora Tutorial-How to install Dropbox 3.0.4 on Fedora 21. Dropbox is a popular Cloud storage and synchronization service. Its available in many platforms including Windows, Linux and Mac. The new version of Dropbox 3.0.4 is now available. Here I want to show you how to install and configure Dropbox 3.0.4 on Fedora 21.
Install Dropbox on Fedora 21 should be simple and easy. We do not need to build the package manually. Dropbox team developer already provides binary package that can be run on most Linux distribution including Fedora 21.
The new Dropbox 3.0.4 comes with the following changes:
- Fixes rare issue that would cause infinite sync for some files.
- Rewrite of the Linux UI
- File identifiers
- New Linux headless setup flow
- Updated splash screens
- New Finder icon overlays
Steps to install Dropbox 3.0.4 on Fedora 21
For Fedora 21 32 bit
Open Terminal and paste the following commands
cd ~
wget https://dl-web.dropbox.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86-3.0.4.tar.gz
tar -xzvf dropbox-lnx.x86-3.0.4.tar.gz
~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
For Fedora 21 64 bit
Open Terminal and paste these commands
cd ~
wget https://dl-web.dropbox.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-3.0.4.tar.gz
tar -xvf dropbox-lnx.x86_64-3.0.4.tar.gz
~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
Done. Now you should enter your Dropbox credentials or create new one.
