How To Install nautilus-dropbox on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install nautilus-dropbox on Ubuntu 20.04.
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 Ubuntu 20.04. 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 first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 20.04
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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install nautilus-dropbox package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.