Dropbox 99% problem.

Corey

I'm installing dropbox daemon on the latest xubuntu and it keeps crashing at 99% anyone have a clue what's going on?

Adam

How did you install it?

cosmicgate

waiting for people to come in and say

"i got 99 problem son, and dropbox crashing ain't one of them"

edit: it was a joke. Please refer to this
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Problems
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/jayz/99problems.html

netomx

@cosmicgate said: "i got 99 problem son, and dropbox crashing ain't one of them"

was that a joke?

cosmicgate

@netomx said: was that a joke?

it was. sorry. Should had emphasized it was a joke.

Corey

@Adam from their website. I chose the 32bit Ubuntu .deb It installs, but it 'installs the installer for the daemon' and it has to then download the daemon and this is where it fails @ 99%

Adam

@Corey - Here's how I installed it: http://www.jamesmuirhead.com/?p=536

FRCorey

Why not just follow the installer directions? They have a linux installer I've used it for years.

gilaadb

Hey, I've had a similar (or maybe even the same?) problem trying to install dropbox on Ubuntu 12.04.
no matter what method I tried to use, the installation got stuck at 99%:
!(https://dl.dropbox.com/u/41423041/Screenshot from 2012-06-22 13:46:50.png)
The solution in my case was to manually install it:

32bit:
cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86" | tar xzf -
64bit:
cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf -

and then:
~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd

As described in:

good luck.
Gilaad

gilaadb

For some reason the site doesn't show... the address was:
https://www.dropbox.com/install

Corey

Thanks @gilaadb I didn't think of that, that worked perfectly.

gilaadb

Glad I could help