Dropbox on Linux/KDE without Gnome/GTK+ stuff

This is a guide for how to set up dropbox under (linux) KDE4, without having to install nautilus and other Gnome/GTK+ dependencies to bloat your system, by running the Dropbox daemon. It’s not a perfect KDE4 integration by any means, but it will show you the tray icon and seameslly syncronize your ~/Dropbox folder.

Just gnomes...

1. Get the source Linux files:

• for 32 bit
• for 64 bit

2.  Extract the files in your home directory

Extract files to your home folder

3. Go to “System Settings”

Press Alt + F2 for Krunner launcher and type in "System settings"

4. Go to “Advanced/Autostart”

Go to "Advanced/Autostart"

5. Click “Add Script…” and paste this path “/home/username/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd” into the dialog box, make sure you change “username” with your own, then click “OK”.

Add Script...

6. When you log into your session again, the Dropbox icon will appear in your tray.

Dropbox daemon running.

Enjoy sharing files across different computers with your buddies!

But even so, we love it, keep using it. Because it really needs us and we have to keep believing in it no mater what.

The subtitle of the presentation was “And what can be done to fix it“.

If you don’t have the time to watch it, the conclusion is:

• use standardized back-ends for package management, audio & video frame works etc
• things need to be made simple
• commercial software must be encouraged as well
• free & open source software is not actually 100% free, because developers are human beings and need to eat (they sacrifice more than enough already contributing to open source, so help out and even consider donating)
• DON’T encourage useless code duplication!

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