How-to Getting-Started with Google Drive on Debian Stretch 9 Linux Easy Guide

Install Google Drive Client for Debian Linux

Hello Debian User! This Tutorial Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Getting-Started with Google Drive Docs Sync Client on Debian Stretch 9 GNU/Linux 32/64bit Gnome/Xfce/Lxde/Mate/Cinnamon/KDE Desktop.

Google Drive Features:

• 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.

1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   Start Typing ‘term’ on Desktop.
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

2. How-to Install Google Drive Client for Debian

   Google Drive OcamlFuse Installation

   Google Drive Ocamlfuse Install on Debian

3. Authenticate google-drive-ocamlfuse with your Google account
   By simply running:

   google-drive-ocamlfuse

   And then following the Instructions on Browser:
   
   

4. 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.

5. 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

6. Mount Google Drive

   google-drive-ocamlfuse ~/gdrive

7. On Non Gnome Desktops Install Nautilus

   sudo apt install nautilus

8. Then You can Access Stuff also from the Nautilus File Manager

   nautilus

   

9. 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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