How to install Dropbox in Ubuntu 16.10/16.XX

Dropbox is a cloud storage/online backup service that provides file hosting service. It synchronize your all important files from Desktop, Document or from other location categorized by you in real time and you can access these files from anywhere.

Features of Dropbox
Access your docs from anywhere
Backup, Sync, read and write documents in real time
2 GB free storage limit
commercially buy 1 TB storage space start for 5 users
Can read and access files in offline

Installing Dropbox software in your Ubuntu Machine is very easy. You can install software using tar or from .deb software.

Downlod package for Ubuntu 64 bit
$ wget https://www.dropbox.com/download?dl=packages/ubuntu/dropbox_2015.10.28_amd64.deb

Downlod package for Ubuntu 32 bit
$ wget https://www.dropbox.com/download?dl=packages/ubuntu/dropbox_2015.10.28_i386.deb

Dependency required for Dropbox
$ sudo dpkg -i dropbox_2015.10.28_amd64.deb
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of dropbox:
  Package python-gtk2 is not installed.
 dropbox depends on libpango1.0-0 (>= 1.20.1); however:
  Package libpango1.0-0 is not installed.

Install dependency 
$ sudo apt-get install python-gtk2 libpango1.0-0

Install Dropbox again
$ sudo dpkg -i dropbox_2015.10.28_amd64.deb

Open Dropbox and sign in
Sing in Dropbox account (If not created account create from www.dropbox.com )


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