Google Drive Client Quick-Start for Linux Mint 18 Sarah LTS

Google Drive Files Access on Mint 18 Sarah

Hello Mint User! This Easy & Step-by-step Tutorial Shows You How-to Getting-Started to Sync / Access Google Drive Cloud Files on Linux Mint 18 Sarah LTS 32/64bit GNU/Linux Mate/Cinnamon/KDE/Xfce Desktops.

Thanks to the new feature in Gnome 3.18+ Online Accounts is easy to have access to contents on the Google Drive and other Cloud Services.

This Feature it’s Not Available at this time for the KDE Dolphin File Manager, so You’ll have to use the Gnome one Instead…

Then to launch the administration tool of Online Accounts from desktops not Gnome / Unity will be necessary to make use of a Shell Command.

1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   





2. Installing Gnome Online Accounts

   sudo apt-get install gnome-control-center gnome-online-accounts

   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then Look: Solution

3. Launching Gnome Online Accounts from Shell

   Exec=env XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=GNOME gnome-control-center --overview

4. Google Drive Account Set-Up

   Select the Online Accounts.
   
   Click on “Add Online Account.”
   
   Pick Google.
   
   Enter Your’s Google Account Credentials…
   
   Then the Google Drive Integration should be Working!
   





5. Accessing Google-Drive Folder on File Manager

   

   On KDE Desktop You will have to Install and Use Nautilus…

6. Make an Alias to Easily Access the Online Accounts (Optional)

   Get Alias Command Guide

   Making a Command Alias on Linux

Thanks to webupd8.org

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