How do I install the Dropbox Client in Lubuntu 15.04?

lubuntu dropbox gdebi

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I just installed on 15.04, and it installed fine. It didn't produce any error.

Try this. Just press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open Terminal. When it opens, run the command(s) below:

sudo apt-get install python-gpgme

sudo apt-get install python-gtk2

Then try to install Dropbox again.

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JSeidensticker

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Updated on September 18, 2022

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JSeidensticker over 1 year

I have a problem with installing Dropbox under Lubuntu 15.04.

When I try to install the downloaded .deb file provided via here (I have chosen the "Ubuntu" file), I get an error in gdebi:

Error: Dependency is not satisfiable: python-gtk2 (>=2.12)

Do I have to install another package version of python-gtk2?

Do I have to downgrade the python-gtk2 package?

I am at a loss and have not found any solutions on Google. I also could not find anybody with the same problem yet. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
- ToX 82 almost 9 years
  
  Nave you tried to look for dropbox in the repositories before? sudo apt-cache search dropbox
- JSeidensticker almost 9 years
  
  Sorry for being nooby, but do you mean just hack "sudo apt-get install dropbox" into the console and see what happens? Or do I check a specific URL for the package I need?
- Mitch almost 9 years
  
  Try running sudo apt-get -f install
- Tim almost 9 years
  
  @Mitch means sudo apt-get -f install, without any ` characters
- ToX 82 almost 9 years
  
  I meant "try to find out if that package is already in ubuntu repositories", it should be there, called nautilus-dropbox or so. If it's actually there, you can install it with sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox.
- JSeidensticker almost 9 years
  
  @Mitch, I have tried that, it gives me: Some packages could ont be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable distribution that some required packages have not yet been created or been moved out of Incoming. The following may help to resolve the situation: The following packages have unmet dependencies: dropbox: Depends: python-gtk2 (>=2.12) but it is not installable E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.
- JSeidensticker almost 9 years
  
  @ToX 82: I tried installing nautilus-dropbox, it gives me the same outcome I described above. Thanks a lot for helping me btw!
- ToX 82 almost 9 years
  
  You probably have a messed up situation, that is why it doesn't install by repository. Try with sudo apt-get -f install, with a bit of luck you will get out of it.
JSeidensticker almost 9 years

Thanks for the advice, it gives me the following response: Package python-gpgme is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source.
Mitch almost 9 years

What is the outcome of uname -a, and lsb_release -a. and try what I've added in my answer.
JSeidensticker almost 9 years

There you go! Thanks for the input! uname -a Linux Jan-Samsung-Netbook 3.19.0-15-generic #15-Ubuntu SMP Thu Apr 16 23:32:01 UTC 2015 i686 i686 i686 GNU/Linux lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 15.04 Release: 15.04 Codename: vivid
JSeidensticker almost 9 years

And here's the output from sudo apt-get install python-gtk2: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Package python-gtk2 is not available, but is referred to by another package. This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or is only available from another source E: Package 'python-gtk2' has no installation candidate