[How to] Install Dropbox in Ubuntu 12.04 – Precise Pangolin

This tutorial will show you how to install Dropbox in Ubuntu 12.04 . If you are newbie , then read following link to know more about Dropbox .

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Installation Steps :

Step 1  : Open the terminal and run the following command to add the Dropbox respository key .

sudo apt-key adv –keyserver pgp.mit.edu –recv-keys 5044912E

Step 2 : Again run the following command to add Dropbox  respository in Ubuntu 12.04 .

sudo add-apt-repository “deb http://linux.dropbox.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -sc) main”

Step 3 : Finally run the following command to install Dropbox in your system .

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox

That’s it  done . Dropbox is successfully installed in your system .image

Go to Dropbox  & login using using your Dropbox credentials .image

Note :  You will get following notification after successful linking to Dropbox.

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In case , if you face any dependency error then  run the following command

Sudo apt-get -f install

After installing dependency,  do the Step3 again .