How to Install Google Drive on Linux Mint 19 Easy Guide

Google Drive Mint 19.x Installation Guide

Hello Mint User! How to Install Google Drive on GNU/Linux Mint 19.x Tara/Tessa/Tina/Tricia LTS Mate/Cinnamon/Xfce desktops.

And thanks to the new feature in Gnome 3.18+ Online Accounts is easy to have access to contents on the Google Drive and other Cloud Services.

Finally, to launch the administration tool of Online Accounts from desktops not GNOME / Unity will be necessary to use a Shell Command.

Especially relevant: CURRENTLY THIS CLIENT IS NOT SUPPORTING THE GOOGLE DRIVE POLICIES.

So instead you may see: RClone Browser Installation Guide.

1. First, Open a Shell Terminal emulator window
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)

   

   In case first see: Terminal QuickStart Guide.

2. Then to Install GNOME Online Accounts.

   sudo apt install gnome-control-center gnome-online-accounts

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





3. And to Launch GNOME Online Accounts from Shell
   Search on the Apps or on Xfce run:

   Exec=env XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP=GNOME gnome-control-center --overview

4. Moreover, the Google Drive Account Set-Up.

   Select the Online Accounts.
   
   Click on “Add Online Account.”
   
   Pick Google.
   
   Enter your’s Google Account Credentials…
   
   Then the Google Drive Integration should be Working!
   

3. Finally, Access Google-Drive Folder on File Manager.

   

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