Step-by-step – Mega App Client Ubuntu 18.04 Installation

GNU/Linux Ubuntu 18.04 Installing Mega Sync Client – QuickStart Guide

Hi! The Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Download and Install Mega Desktop App Sync Client in Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic LTS GNU/Linux.

First, Mega Client for Ubuntu 18.04 Automated Syncing between your Computers and your MEGA Cloud Drive.

Especially relevant: the Mega Cloud Storage Grant up to 50Gb for Free!

And Mega Cloud is a Secure, User-Controlled End-to-End Encrypted Cloud Storage and Communication Service.

Moreover, with Mega your data is Encrypted End to End. Nobody can Intercept it while in Storage or in Transit.

Again Mega Sync Client is Elastic and so you can Sync any Folder from your PC to any Folder in the Cloud. Sync Any Number of Folders in Parallel.

1. 1. Launching Terminal

   Open a Terminal window
   Ctrl+Alt+t on Desktop
   (Press “Enter” to Execute Commands).

   

2. 2. Downloading Mega Client

   Download Mega Client for Ubuntu GNU/Linux

   Get Mega Client .deb for Ubuntu

   Get Mega Client for Ubuntu
   Possibly, on Firefox Prompt Choose “Save File”:
   
   Grab the Desktop App and Possibly also the File Manager Integration Tool.

3. 3. Installing Mega Client

   Then to Set up Mega Client on Ubuntu
   First, Access the Target, usually in the Downloads folder:

   cd && cd Downloads

   To Check that there is run:

   ls . | grep mega

   The grep Command Refine the output List showing only the entries Matching the Keyword.
   (But if you are in Trouble to Find the Location on Terminal then See: How to Access Downloads Folder from Browser)
   And then to Setup Mega Client:

   sudo dpkg -i ~/Downloads/mega*.deb

   And then to Install the needed Dependencies:

   sudo apt -f install

   Authenticate with your User Admin Pass.
   If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then see: How to Enable sudo.
   Or if you prefeer then try to Install it with the Ubuntu Software Installer UI.
   Simply Double-Click on the Package on the File Manager:
   
   And Authenticate with the Admin Pass to Install it:
   

4. 4. Launching Mega Client

   Finally, Launch & Enjoy Mega Sync Client From Shell simply with:

   megasync

   Or better, make Use of the Desktop Launcher:
   

After the Initial Setup you Can Access Mega App Client Settings from the Task Bar:



So Now I’m truly Happy if My Guide could Help you to Quick-Start with Mega Client on Ubuntu 18.04 Bionic!