Box.com Client Installation in Pop!_OS – Step-by-step

Installing

2. 2. Installing Dependencies

   Install Required Package
   Simply play:

   sudo apt install davfs2 unzip python2 python-setuptools

   For the Legacy releases eventually replace python2 with python in the above Command.
   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 Pop!_OS

   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 Pop!_OS
   First, Access the Target:

   cd $HOME/box-linux-sync-master/bin

   Now Check your Default Python Version with:

   python -V

   And in case of Python 3 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 python ./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