Box.com Client Installation in Linux Mint 20 – Step-by-step

Installing

2. 2. Installing Dependencies

   Install Required Package
   Simply play:

   sudo apt install davfs2 unzip python2 python-setuptools

   And the Add your User to the davfs2 Group with:

   sudo usermod -aG davfs2 `whoami`

   The `whoami` Command just output your Username.
   Then follow working on a New Terminal Window.

3. 3. Downloading Box.com Client

   Download Box Sync Linux Client for Mint

   Box Sync Linux .zip

   Box Sync Linux

4. 4. Making Target Folder

   Next to Make the Box Sync Directory
   Run:

   mkdir $HOME/Box

5. 5. Extracting Box.com Archive

   Extract Box .zip Archive
   Here for a Local installation we Extract it into the 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.

6. 6. Installing box.com Sync Client

   Now to Install box.com Sync Client on Mint
   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 the Credentials:

   sudo su -c 'echo "https://dav.box.com/dav [MYEMAIL] [MYPASSWORD]" >> /etc/davfs2/secrets'

   Replace “[MYEMAIL]“, and “[MYPASSWORD]” with your current one in the above Command.
   And again the URL:

   sudo sh -c 'echo "https://dav.box.com/dav /home/[MYUSERNAME]/Box davfs _netdev,rw,user 0 0" >> /etc/fstab'

   Replace [MYUSERNAME] with your current one in the above Command.
   In case, to Change the Box Sync Directory Edit the Config File like:

   nano $HOME/.noiselabs/box/box-sync.cfg