Copy/paste that link into a browser and then either create a new account or log in to your existing account (when prompted) to add your server. When you run that command for the first time (and because you’re running Dropbox without a GUI), you’ll be presented with a link.

Note: The user who runs the dropboxd command will have the contents of the Dropbox account synced in their home directory. To link Dropbox to your account, issue the command ~ /.dropbox-dist/dropboxd. Once the file has downloaded, unpack it in your user’s home directory with the command tar xvzf dropbox-linux-x86_64.tar.gz. To do this, go to the terminal window and issue the command (from your user’s home directory): The first thing you must do is download the official Dropbox client. SEE: Linus Torvalds reveals his favorite programming laptop (ZDNet) Download, unpack, install Exit out of the su user prompt, with the command exit, and get ready to work. Your user can now work with the sudo command.

Issue the command gpasswd -a USER wheel ( USER is the name of the actual user that needs sudo privileges).

From the terminal (you’ll have to secure shell to the server, since this is headless), gain root privileges with the su command.

$dropbox downloader command line$

Out of the box, CentOS doesn’t add users to sudo, so you have to do it manually. Oracle Linux checklist: What to do after installationīefore we move on with the Dropbox installation, you’ll want to give your user sudo privileges. This Linux learning path will help you start using the OS like a proītop is a much-improved take on the Linux top command SEE: The first five Linux command-line apps every admin should learn Give your user sudo privileges Open source: Must-read coverage This will be done entirely through the command line, so get your fingers ready to type. I’ll walk you through the process of getting Dropbox up and running on a headless CentOS 7 server. When that time comes, you’ll be glad that it’s pretty easy to do with the help of a few scripts.

There may come a time when you need to sync a Dropbox account to a Linux server running without a GUI. If you have a headless Linux server that needs access to files from a Dropbox account, here's what to do.

How to install and run Dropbox from a headless Linux server

Dropbox downloader command line