How to Install Box.com Sync Client on Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Easy Guide

October 26, 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 16.10 Yakkety Yak GNU/Linux.

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To the box.com Client Installation Guide for Ubuntu 16.10 there is also Link to Getting Installed DropBox on Ubuntu Linux.

Install box.com Client for Ubuntu - Featured

  1. Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
    Ctrl+Alt+t on desktop
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    Install box.com Client for Ubuntu - Open Terminal
  2. Install Required Package:

    sudo su -c "apt-get install davfs2"
  3. Download Box Sync Linux Client

    Box Sync Linux .zip
  4. How to Install DropBox for Ubuntu:
    Dropbox Ubuntu.




  5. Make the Box Sync Directory:

    mkdir $HOME/Box
  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. 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
  9. 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…

  10. 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.

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

    ./box-sync stop

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