Re: [gentoo-user] Dropbox, cli, and all that [SOLVED]
On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 08:31:14AM +0200, Jean-Christophe Bach wrote: > I'm using Dropox to synchronize few conf files and data between my > Gentoo boxes (desktops and server). I only use it in CLI, without > nautilus or something else (my server has no X server). > Since I do not want to let Dropbox having clear data, I encrypt > them with encFS. Lokk at these few links I used : > https://www.dropbox.com/downloading?os=lnx (official page, the first > solution is for server install) > http://wiki.dropbox.com/TipsAndTricks/TextBasedLinuxInstall (the > tutorial itself) > https://www.dropbox.com/download?dl=packages/dropbox.py (the CLI script) > http://pragmattica.wordpress.com/2009/05/10/encrypting-your-dropbox-seamlessly-and-automatically/ > (an encFS+Dropbox tutorial, very useful) > > Then I run .dropbox-dist/dropbox (or .dropbox-dist/dropboxd if I want it > as a daemon) when I want a synchronization. Run it without '&' and type > ctrl-C to stop it after sync, or write a simple start/stop script. This did the trick. Thanks! -- ... _._. ._ ._. . _._. ._. ___ .__ ._. . .__. ._ .. ._. Felix Finch: scarecrow repairman & rocket surgeon / fe...@crowfix.com GPG = E987 4493 C860 246C 3B1E 6477 7838 76E9 182E 8151 ITAR license #4933 I've found a solution to Fermat's Last Theorem but I see I've run out of room o
Re: [gentoo-user] Dropbox, cli, and all that
Hi, * fe...@crowfix.com [24.09.2010. @21:11:46 -0700]: > I have recently discovered Dropbox as an interesting thing to > experiment with, not without its drawbacks, but interesting. > > I have it running on a work Mac laptop and an Android phone, and it is > another interesting idea to put it on Linux. However, its downloads > are for Fedora and Ubuntu, or a source file which requires Nautilus. > Also, I don't want its daemon running constantly, altho that feature > is part of what makes it interesting wth the laptop and phone. > > Searches bring up various pages, but nothing really promising, either > old or rather convulated or still using Mautilus. One involves a > python script which apparently runs the command over and over, each > time creating one more fake lib to make up for the Fedora/Ubunto ones > required. No thanks ... while an interesting hack, it's not my idea > of a way to the future :-) > > > So the question is ... does anyone have experience with Dropbox on > gentoo? My system is ~amd64, running fvwm when necessary, neither KDE > nor Gnome. I'd really like a command line program which I could run > for manual syncing. I'm using Dropox to synchronize few conf files and data between my Gentoo boxes (desktops and server). I only use it in CLI, without nautilus or something else (my server has no X server). Since I do not want to let Dropbox having clear data, I encrypt them with encFS. Lokk at these few links I used : https://www.dropbox.com/downloading?os=lnx (official page, the first solution is for server install) http://wiki.dropbox.com/TipsAndTricks/TextBasedLinuxInstall (the tutorial itself) https://www.dropbox.com/download?dl=packages/dropbox.py (the CLI script) http://pragmattica.wordpress.com/2009/05/10/encrypting-your-dropbox-seamlessly-and-automatically/ (an encFS+Dropbox tutorial, very useful) Then I run .dropbox-dist/dropbox (or .dropbox-dist/dropboxd if I want it as a daemon) when I want a synchronization. Run it without '&' and type ctrl-C to stop it after sync, or write a simple start/stop script. Regards, JC pgpPwkXi4glVG.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [gentoo-user] Dropbox, cli, and all that
On 24 September 2010 21:58, wrote: > On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 09:43:11PM -0700, Hilco Wijbenga wrote: >> I'm using nautilus-dropbox. It's working fine, not the slightest >> problem. I rarely use Nautilus, though. All access is through the CLI. >> >> If you don't want the daemon running all the time then don't start it >> automatically. You can use "dropbox start" and "dropbox stop" to >> start/stop the daemon whenever you want to. > > But it requires Nautlis ... did you compile from source, or install > the Ubuntu or Fedora package? I tried building the source, and it > complained > > No package 'libnautilus-extension' found > > Emerge tells me I need 18 packages to install Nautilus. I don't have > Gnome or KDE installed and I don't want them; I'm not philosopically > opposed to them, but I got tired of all the regular emerge problems > being added to for something I never use. I don't really remember but I have nautilus-dropbox installed so I suppose I used that. I also use KDE and apparently some Gnome stuff so it was not such a big deal for me. It didn't want to install Mono which is where I draw the line. :-) I do understand your reluctance to install lots of packages you don't really need but I'm afraid I can't help you there. Perhaps you can see if it's possible to just install libnautilus-extension? As far as I can tell, things work fine from the CLI. There does not appear to be any real dependency on Nautilus.
Re: [gentoo-user] Dropbox, cli, and all that
On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 09:43:11PM -0700, Hilco Wijbenga wrote: > I'm using nautilus-dropbox. It's working fine, not the slightest > problem. I rarely use Nautilus, though. All access is through the CLI. > > If you don't want the daemon running all the time then don't start it > automatically. You can use "dropbox start" and "dropbox stop" to > start/stop the daemon whenever you want to. But it requires Nautlis ... did you compile from source, or install the Ubuntu or Fedora package? I tried building the source, and it complained No package 'libnautilus-extension' found Emerge tells me I need 18 packages to install Nautilus. I don't have Gnome or KDE installed and I don't want them; I'm not philosopically opposed to them, but I got tired of all the regular emerge problems being added to for something I never use. -- ... _._. ._ ._. . _._. ._. ___ .__ ._. . .__. ._ .. ._. Felix Finch: scarecrow repairman & rocket surgeon / fe...@crowfix.com GPG = E987 4493 C860 246C 3B1E 6477 7838 76E9 182E 8151 ITAR license #4933 I've found a solution to Fermat's Last Theorem but I see I've run out of room o
Re: [gentoo-user] Dropbox, cli, and all that
On 24 September 2010 21:11, wrote: > So the question is ... does anyone have experience with Dropbox on > gentoo? My system is ~amd64, running fvwm when necessary, neither KDE > nor Gnome. I'd really like a command line program which I could run > for manual syncing. I'm using nautilus-dropbox. It's working fine, not the slightest problem. I rarely use Nautilus, though. All access is through the CLI. If you don't want the daemon running all the time then don't start it automatically. You can use "dropbox start" and "dropbox stop" to start/stop the daemon whenever you want to.
