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In fact, you’ll need to download and install this part of the program too, as the window explains.Ĭlick “ OK” and it’ll download and install without further intervention:Īnd, eventually, it’ll just launch and be what you expect for a new Dropbox program:

It doesn’t prompt you to log in, it prompts you to download the other half of the program! In fact, Dropbox even shows up on the toolbar, as you can see:īut it’s only half done with the install, something that becomes immediately obvious when you try to launch Dropbox from the toolbar icon. But it sure tells you that everything is done: But who the heck would be using a Linux system without knowing their admin password? 🙂Įnter, click “ Authenticate” and it’ll proceed…īut what’s not clear is exactly what it’s installing. If you don’t know your admin password, well, then you can’t proceed, sorry to say. You can click on “ More Info” but you already know about Dropbox, so let’s jump straight to installation.ĭo that by clicking on… any guesses? … you guessed it! “ Install“.

Click on it and you can get more information if you’re so inclined: Tip: If you don’t see a search box, make sure your window is wide enough: If Software Center is too narrow, the search box vanishes. You can browse through lots of interesting programs and applications, but make things easy, search for dropbox in the search box. It’s the orange icon:Ĭlick on the Software Center icon and it’ll pop up immediately: On your Ubuntu Linux system, launch your graphical interface and look along the left toolbar for the Ubuntu Software Center. Not impossible, just a number of steps, more steps than on any other system. Unfortunately, of all the platforms, Linux is the most complicated because it’s really still designed for people who are computer savvy and likely to be their own administrators too. You’ve identified an excellent solution for easy file sharing across a Windows and Linux system by choosing Dropbox, and the bonus is that it also works on Mac systems and even on Android and iOS mobile units if you want to also access your photos on a tablet or smartphone.