The first option failed: root@stark:/home/msandoval# export https_proxy=http://proxy.uns.edu.ar:1280/ root@stark:/home/msandoval# dpkg --configure nautilus-dropbox dpkg: error processing nautilus-dropbox (--configure): package nautilus-dropbox is not ready for configuration cannot configure (current status `config-files') Errors were encountered while processing: nautilus-dropbox root@stark:/home/msandoval# aptitude install nautilus-dropbox The following NEW packages will be installed: nautilus-dropbox 0 packages upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 744 not upgraded. Need to get 80.4 kB of archives. After unpacking 410 kB will be used. Get:1 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ testing/non-free nautilus-dropbox amd64 0.6.7-2 [80.4 kB] Fetched 80.4 kB in 0s (538 kB/s) Selecting previously deselected package nautilus-dropbox. (Reading database ... 177311 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking nautilus-dropbox (from .../nautilus-dropbox_0.6.7-2_amd64.deb) ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils ... Processing triggers for gnome-menus ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme ... Setting up nautilus-dropbox (0.6.7-2) ...
Dropbox is the easiest way to share and store your files online. Want to learn more? Head to http://www.dropbox.com/ Error: Trouble connecting to Dropbox servers. Maybe your internet connection is down, or you need to set your http_proxy environment variable. dpkg: error processing nautilus-dropbox (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255 configured to not write apport reports Errors were encountered while processing: nautilus-dropbox E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1) A package failed to install. Trying to recover: Setting up nautilus-dropbox (0.6.7-2) ... Dropbox is the easiest way to share and store your files online. Want to learn more? Head to http://www.dropbox.com/ Error: Trouble connecting to Dropbox servers. Maybe your internet connection is down, or you need to set your http_proxy environment variable. dpkg: error processing nautilus-dropbox (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255 Errors were encountered while processing: nautilus-dropbox And the second one worked out perfectly: root@stark:/home/msandoval# export http_proxy=http://proxy.uns.edu.ar:1280/ root@stark:/home/msandoval# sed -i -e s/https/http/ /usr/bin/dropbox root@stark:/home/msandoval# dpkg --configure nautilus-dropbox Setting up nautilus-dropbox (0.6.7-2) ... Downloading Dropbox... 100%to share and store your files online. Want to learn more? Head to http://www.dropbox.com/ Unpacking Dropbox... 100% Please restart all running instances of Nautilus, or you will experience problems. i.e. nautilus --quit Dropbox installation successfully completed! You can start Dropbox from your applications menu. root@stark:/home/msandoval# Another strange thing, if I purge the package and reinstall it the bug doesn't come up again (ie, it install perfectly). I wanted to try using http_proxy="https://proxy.uns.edu.ar:1280/";, but now it seems I can't :-/ Kinds regards, Martín. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
