How-to Install box.com Sync Client on Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid 32-64bit GNU/Linux Step-by-Step Easy Guide

May 13th, 2015 by thelinuxevangelist

box.com Client Quick-Start for Ubuntu Linux

The Linux Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Install and Getting-Started with the box.com Synchronization/Uploading “Naive” Client on Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet i386/amd64 Linux.

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To the box.com Client Installation Guide for Ubuntu 15.04 there is also Link to Getting Installed DropBox on Ubuntu Linux.

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  1. Open a Shell Terminal Emulator Window
    Ctrl+Alt+t
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    Install box.com Client for Ubuntu Linux - Open Terminal

  2. Install Required Package:

    sudo su -c "apt-get install davfs2"

  3. Download Box Sync Linux Client:

    Box Sync Linux .zip

  4. Make the Box Sync Directory:

    mkdir $HOME/Box

  5. Extract Box .zip Archive:

    unzip -d $HOME/ $HOME/Downloads/box*.zip

  6. Installing box.com Sync Client:

    cd $HOME/box-linux-sync-master/bin

    Update Credentials

    echo "https://dav.box.com/dav [MYEMAIL] [MYPASSWORD]" >> /home/[MYUSERNAME]/.davfs2/secrets

    Update Url

    sudo sh -c 'echo "https://dav.box.com/dav /home/[MYUSERNAME]/Box davfs rw,user,noauto 0 0" >> /etc/fstab'

    To Change the Box Sync Directory Edit Config File

    nano $HOME/.noiselabs/box/box-sync.cfg

  7. To Start Syncronization of Box Directory with box.com Cloud:

    sudo ./box-sync start

    This need to be Done Before Starting to Put New Stuff into Box Dir…

  8. To Uploading New Stuff into box.com Cloud:

    sudo cp /[path/2]/FILE1 $HOME/Box/

    All the Stuff You put on the Box Dir is Automatically Uploaded into the box.com Account.

  9. To Stop Synchronization of Box Directory with box.com Cloud:

    sudo ./box-sync stop

    10. How-to Install DropBox for Ubuntu Linux:
    Dropbox Ubuntu.

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