Box.com Ubuntu 18.10 Installation Guide
Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Install box.com Sync Client in Ubuntu 18.10 Cosmic GNU/Linux.
And this box.com Ubuntu Cosmic 18.10 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 Ubuntu Linux.
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Open a Terminal Shell emulator window
Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
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Install Required Package:
sudo apt install davfs2
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Download Box Sync Linux Client
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Make the Box Sync Directory:
mkdir $HOME/Box
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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
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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.
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Installing box.com Sync Client on Ubuntu
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
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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…
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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.
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Finally, to Stop Synchronization of Box Directory with box.com Cloud:
./box-sync stop
How to Install DropBox for Ubuntu:
Dropbox Ubuntu.