How to Install Google Drive Ocamlfuse on Debian

Google Drive Ocamlfuse Installation for Debian

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install Google Drive Ocamlfuse on Debian Linux.

The Following Google Drive Ocamlfuse Installation procedure has been Tested on Debian 8-Jessie/9-Stretch/10-Buster…

google-drive-ocamlfuse is a FUSE filesystem backed by Google Drive, written in OCaml. It lets you mount your Google Drive on Linux.

Especially relevant: CURRENTLY THIS CLIENT IS NOT SUPPORTING THE GOOGLE DRIVE POLICIES.

So instead you may see: RClone Browser Installation Guide.

1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   Start Typing ‘term’ on Desktop.
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Install the Required Packages.

   sudo apt install opam ocaml make 
   fuse camlp4-extra build-essential 
   pkg-config ssh   
   

3. Add User to fuse Group
   Create fuse group (if not already present):

   sudo groupadd fuse

   Debian has a special user group to allow fuse access
   Log out, and log back in after this to make change effective…
   Then Add the User to the Group:

   sudo adduser [MYUSER] fuse

4. Set the Permissions.

   sudo chown root.fuse /dev/fuse

   sudo chmod 660 /dev/fuse

5. Install Google Drive Ocamlfuse
   Execute this Commands one by one:
   Accept the proposed tasks..

   opam init

   opam update

   opam install depext

   eval `opam config env`

   opam depext google-drive-ocamlfuse

   opam install google-drive-ocamlfuse

   . /home/*user*/.opam/opam-init/init.sh > 
   /dev/null 2> /dev/null || true

6. How to Quick Start with Google Drive on Debian

   Google Drive Quick Start for Debian

   Google Drive Client for Debian

Thanks to: A. Strada.