How to Install Box.com Sync Client on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial LTS Easy Guide

February 13, 2016 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

box.com Sync Quick Start for Ubuntu

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install a box.com Synchronization/Uploading “Naive” Client on Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus LTS 32/64-bit 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.
Install Required Package:
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sudo su -c "apt-get install davfs2"
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Download Box Sync Linux Client

Here Box Sync Linux .zip

Link to Download the Boc Sync Naive Client for Linux

How to Install DropBox for Ubuntu:
Dropbox Ubuntu.

Make the Box Sync Directory:
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mkdir $HOME/Box
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Check/Install Unzip.
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which unzip
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In case it is Not there
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sudo apt-get install unzip
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If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo
Extract Box .zip Archive:
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unzip -d $HOME/ $HOME/Downloads/box*.zip
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But if you are in Trouble to Find the Location on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser.

Installing box.com Sync Client:

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

Then amend the Script with the nano Editor:

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nano ./box-sync

And Change the First line in:

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#!/usr/bin/python2

Last, Ctrl+x to Save & Exit from nano Editor.
And then run the Installation Script:

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sudo python2 ./setup.py install

Update Credentials

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

Update Url

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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

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

To Start Syncronization of Box Directory with box.com Cloud:
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./box-sync start
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This need to be Done Before Starting to Put New Stuff into Box Dir…
To Uploading New Stuff into box.com Cloud:
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cp -r /[path/2]/myStuff $HOME/Box/
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All the Stuff you put on the Box Dir is Automatically Uploaded into your box.com Account.
To Stop Synchronization of Box Directory with box.com Cloud:
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./box-sync stop
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