How to Install Box.com Sync Client on Linux Mint 18 Sarah LTS 32-64bit Easy Guide

box.com Client Quick Start for Mint Linux

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install a box.com Synchronization/Uploading “Naive” Client on Linux Mint 18 Sarah LTS i386/amd64 Mate/Cinnamon/Kde/Xfce Desktop.

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1. Open a Command Line Terminal Window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Install Required Package:

   sudo su -c "apt-get install davfs2"

3. Download Box Sync Linux Client

   Box Sync Linux .zip

   Box Sync Linux

4. Make the Box Sync Directory:

   mkdir $HOME/Box

5. 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.

6. 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 Config File

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

7. 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…

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:

   ./box-sync stop

How to Install DropBox for Linux Mint:
Dropbox Mint.