How To Install nautilus-dropbox on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install nautilus-dropbox on Kali Linux. nautilus-dropbox is Dropbox integration for Nautilus

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install nautilus-dropbox on Kali Linux.

What is nautilus-dropbox

nautilus-dropbox is:

Nautilus Dropbox is an extension that integrates the Dropbox web service with your GNOME Desktop.

Installing this package will download the proprietary dropbox binary from dropbox.com.

There are three methods to install nautilus-dropbox on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install nautilus-dropbox Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install nautilus-dropbox using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install nautilus-dropbox

Install nautilus-dropbox Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install nautilus-dropbox using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install nautilus-dropbox

Install nautilus-dropbox Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install nautilus-dropbox using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install nautilus-dropbox

How To Uninstall nautilus-dropbox on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the nautilus-dropbox package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove nautilus-dropbox

Uninstall nautilus-dropbox And Its Dependencies

To uninstall nautilus-dropbox and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove nautilus-dropbox

Remove nautilus-dropbox Configurations and Data

To remove nautilus-dropbox configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge nautilus-dropbox

Remove nautilus-dropbox configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove nautilus-dropbox configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge nautilus-dropbox

Dependencies

nautilus-dropbox have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install nautilus-dropbox package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.