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* Point HOME to that location, and start installing dropbox: | * Point HOME to that location, and start installing dropbox: | ||
* Next time you log in, repeat this command without the -i option: '' | * Next time you log in, repeat this command without the -i option: '' | ||
- | * Disable LAN sync (Dropbox preferences - general tab). It would only be useful to synchronize between computers in the local network, but the computers in our network can share disks through automount, so there just is no point to have Dropbox generate a lot of network traffic to duplicate a feature we already offer (with much greater flexibility, | ||
- | * Do not run Dropbox on multiple desktops at the same time. Dropbox isn't aware of the fact, that a data location like ''/ | ||
- | * However, synchronizing between desktop and laptop is possible, and useful. No harm there, since there are no shared disks. But here as well, LAN sync will not work, so switch it off please. | ||
====== Setting up Dropbox on the Linux desktops ====== | ====== Setting up Dropbox on the Linux desktops ====== | ||
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Note that Dropbox sync is not running when you don't have a desktop session active, eg if you log in over ssh. You can still add files to your Dropbox folder, and they will be sync'd the next time dropbox is started on the desktop, or commandline synchronization is started (see below). | Note that Dropbox sync is not running when you don't have a desktop session active, eg if you log in over ssh. You can still add files to your Dropbox folder, and they will be sync'd the next time dropbox is started on the desktop, or commandline synchronization is started (see below). | ||
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+ | Some important settings: | ||
+ | * Location of your Dropbox folder. See above. Use the local disk of your desktop, not /home | ||
+ | * Disable LAN sync (Dropbox preferences - general tab). It would only be useful to synchronize between computers in the local network, but the computers in our network can share disks through automount, so there just is no point to have Dropbox generate a lot of network traffic to duplicate a feature we already offer (with much greater flexibility, | ||
+ | * Do not run Dropbox on multiple desktops at the same time. Dropbox isn't aware of the fact, that a data location like ''/ | ||
+ | * However, synchronizing between desktop and laptop is possible, and useful. No harm there, since there are no shared disks. But here as well, LAN sync will not work, so switch it off please. | ||
====== Commandline tools ====== | ====== Commandline tools ====== |