box.com Sync Quick Start for Ubuntu
Install a box.com Synchronization/Uploading “Naive” Client on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus LTS Linux.
Box.com adhere to the highest industry standards for Security at every level of the Box experience. you can share, manage and access your content with confidence.
- Single Sign-on
- Account Settings and Global Controls
- Comprehensive Reporting and Audit Trails
- Sophisticated Data Encryption
- Comprehensive Network Protection
- Data Center Security and Availability
- Faster Uploads With Box Accelerator
- Your Privacy is Paramount
To the box.com Client Installation Guide for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS there is also Link to Getting Installed DropBox on Ubuntu Linux.
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Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.
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Install Required Package:
sudo su -c "apt-get install davfs2"
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Download Box Sync Linux Client
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Make the Box Sync Directory:
mkdir $HOME/Box
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Check/Install Unzip.
which unzip
In case it is Not there
sudo apt-get install unzip
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
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Extract Box .zip Archive:
unzip -d $HOME/ $HOME/Downloads/box*.zip
But if you are in Trouble to Find the Location on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.
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Installing box.com Sync Client:
cd $HOME/box-linux-sync-master/bin
Then amend the Script with the nano Editor:
nano ./box-sync
And Change the First line in:
#!/usr/bin/python2
Last, Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor.
And then run the Installation Script:sudo python2 ./setup.py install
Update Credentials
echo "https://dav.box.com/dav [MYEMAIL] [MYPASSWORD]" > /home/[MYUSERNAME]/.davfs/secrets
Update Url
sudo sh -c 'echo "https://dav.box.com/dav /home/[MYUSERNAME]/Box davfs _netdev,rw,user 0 0" >> /etc/fstab'
To Change the Box Sync Directory Edit the Config File like
nano $HOME/.noiselabs/box/box-sync.cfg
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To Start Syncronization of Box Directory with box.com Cloud:
./box-sync start
This need to be Done Before Starting to Put New Stuff into Box Dir…
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To Uploading New Stuff into box.com Cloud:
cp -r /[path/2]/myStuff $HOME/Box/
All the Stuff you put on the Box Dir is Automatically Uploaded into your box.com Account.
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To Stop Synchronization of Box Directory with box.com Cloud:
./box-sync stop
How to Install DropBox for Ubuntu:
Dropbox Ubuntu.