On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 5:06 AM, Rob Ward <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Folks, > > After having scouted around on the www for some hints as to how I can get > my Dropbox to run properly I have been unable to get it to return to its > original installed operation. > I am running (X)Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS, have found the Dropbox Icon has > disappeared and I can no longer use it to inspect the Dropbox folder with > the Dropbox options available eg right click and copy a Dropbox share URL. > > At the moment this is the icon that comes and goes as I stop and start > Dropbox from the command line (the red circle with a slash through it). > I am running the Indicator Plugin and it has a couple of functions showing > OK (Network, System, Audio all work OK), however there is no Dropbox listed > in the "Indicator apps". Clicking on the red circle icon only makes a > little single line shadow under it and nothing else. > > I have completely un-installed Dropbox and then reinstalled, to no avail, > and also the same with remove/reinstall Indicator. I have disconnected > this machine from Dropbox via their website on another machine, and then > re-linked it again and no improvement. > > I have tried various command line statements eg *dropbox stop* and then > *dropbox > start* as well as *sudo dropbox stop && DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="" > dropbox start* which did a restart and removed the red circle but did not > replace it with the proper Drop box icon. When I ran the Dropbox > application from the Applications Menu the red circle icon returned. > > As I am not a high level 'Nix user I have quickly hit a brick wall. If > anyone could help me debug my set up, or offer suggestions as to what I > could try, I would be very grateful. > > Rob > > -- > > *Rob Ward* > Lake Tyers Beach, 3909 > Lake Tyers Beach Website <http://www.laketyersbeach.net.au> > XP to XUbuntu <http://www.laketyersbeach.net.au/XP2XU.html> > > > Command line History: > > *rob@DesktopUbuntu:~$ sudo dropbox stop && DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="" > dropbox start* > *sudo: unable to resolve host DesktopUbuntu.WORKGROUP* > *[sudo] password for rob: * > *Dropbox isn't responding!* > *Dropbox isn't responding!* > *Dropbox is already running!* > *rob@DesktopUbuntu:~$ sudo dropbox stop && DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="" > dropbox start* > *sudo: unable to resolve host DesktopUbuntu.WORKGROUP* > *Dropbox daemon stopped.* > *Starting Dropbox...Dropbox isn't running!* > *Done!* > *rob@DesktopUbuntu:~$ dropbox startDropbox is already running!* > *rob@DesktopUbuntu:~$ * > > > > > -- > xubuntu-users mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users > > I've had success running the commands separately - ~$ dropbox stop (wait for dropbox to stop, icon should disappear altogether) ~$ DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="" dropbox start Dave
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