Install Google Drive Client for Debian Linux
You are Welcome! The Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How to Getting-Started with Google Drive Docs Sync Client on Debian 8 Jessie GNU/Linux 32/64-bit Gnome/Xfce/Lxde/Mate/Cinnamon/KDE Desktop.
- Powerful Search: Recognizing Objects in Images and Text in Scanned Docs!
- View Anything: View Over 31 File Types right in Your Browser.
- Work Offline: You can turn on Google Drive Offline to Create and Edit.
- Chat, Discuss & Mentions: Add a “+” in front of an email address in a comment and Drive will send them an email so they know to follow up.
- Go back in time with Revision History: Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides automatically save and track every change you make, forever.
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Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
Start Typing ‘term’ on Desktop.
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
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How to Install Google Drive Client for Debian
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Authenticate google-drive-ocamlfuse with your Google account
By simply running:google-drive-ocamlfuse
And then following the Instructions on Browser:
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Create a New Directory
Where you want the Google Drive to be mounted:mkdir ~/gdrive
This create a new gdrive directory in your home directory.
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Check if Tool is in the Path
which google-drive-ocamlfuse
If not then:
echo "export PATH=/home/[MYUSER]/.opam/system/bin:$PATH" > ~/.bashrc
Then to refresh the Path:
bash
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Mount Google Drive
google-drive-ocamlfuse ~/gdrive
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On Non Gnome Desktops Install Nautilus
sudo apt install nautilus
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Then You can Access Stuff also from the Nautilus File Manager
nautilus
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To Mount Google Drive on System StartUp
Execute:echo "/home/[MYUSER]/.opam/system/bin/google-drive-ocamlfuse ~/gdrive" > ~/.bash_profile
It will Append the Command into the .bash_profile File…
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