How to Install Box.com Debian Stretch Client Easy Guide

March 17, 2018 | By the+gnu+linux+evangelist.

Install box.com Debian Stretch Client




Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install box.com Sync Client in Debian Stretch 9 GNU/Linux.

And this box.com Debian 9 Stretch Client is also called “Naive” as it’s enable simply the Contents Synchronization/Uploading.

Moreover, Box.com adhere to the highest industry standards for Security at every level of the Box experience. you can share, manage and access your content with confidence.

box.com Security Features list:

  • Single Sign-on
  • Account Settings and Global Controls
  • Comprehensive Reporting and Audit Trails
  • Sophisticated Data Encryption
  • Comprehensive Network Protection
  • Data Center Security and Availability
  • Faster Uploads With Box Accelerator
  • Your Privacy is Paramount

Finally, inclueded inside this guide you find also instructions on How to Install box.com Alternative DropBox on Debian Linux.

How to Install box.com Debian Stretch Client - Featured
  1. Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
    (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

    How to Install box.com Debian Stretch Client - Open Terminal
  2. Install Required Package

    sudo apt install davfs2
  3. Download Box Sync Linux Client

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

  5. Make the Box Sync Directory

    mkdir $HOME/Box
  6. Check/Install Unzip.

    which unzip

    In case it is Not there

    sudo apt install unzip

    If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo

  7. Extract Box .zip Archive
    Here for a Local installation we Extract it into Home:

    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 on Debian
    First, Access the Target:

    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. Then 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. Again for 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. Finally, to Stop Synchronization of Box Directory with box.com Cloud:

    ./box-sync stop

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