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Not sure what else to try torreydale, I have tested my method thoroughly without any issues.

So that I can copy and paste, can you enter your solution using the insert code button?

I had to do a screenshot as mod_security on the web server interprets some code as malicious.

Code is here - https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx

Hello!

Don't know if this is related, but when *I* tried installing Dropbox (from their .deb file), the notification area icon and box didn't work for me, either. Found a permanent fix by editing the Dropbox config file as follows:

In a terminal window [CTRL-ALT-T], type or copy/paste the following:


Create a new line after 'import os' and add the following:

os.environ['DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS'] = ""

Save [CTRL-S] and reboot.

Details here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/732816/xu...-icon-fail

73 DE N4RPS
Rob

I have the old way (the way Jerry showed in the 2.x series) working via Lite Software.  The problem is whenever I try to remove the Application Autostart created by Dropbox, it keeps coming back.  Even if I uncheck and remove it, and log out and back in, it'll reappear.  That is the Application Autostart that I think gives me the red circle with the diagonal line.  Is there a way to permanently remove that Application Autostart?


 

Hi torreydale,

Have you also taken into consideration the additional information that eightbit posted?

(03-24-2016, 01:16 AM)eightbit link Wrote: [ -> ]I would like to add that you must right click on the dropbox icon in the tray (after adding the autostart that Jerry posted and logging out/in), choose preferences and UNCHECK start dropbox on system startup. If you do not do this your application autostart dropbox modification will be returned to the "dropbox -i" command and the tray icon will be broken again on next reboot. It was driving me crazy wondering why the setting I changed kept getting reverted. Even if I deleted the dropbox autostart it would be re-created on next boot. Ugh. Turn off the preference and then use Jerry's command in the autostart and it works fine.

Hope that helps

That makes too much sense.  I'm unchecking it now.

umm forgive me for a small hijack. I use Dropbox but do so from a web browser.

Its simple and it works.

I shall sacrifice a beer for being naughty. 

Autostart files are kept in /etc/xdg/autostart and ~/.config/autostart

Quote:umm forgive me for a small hijack. I use Dropbox but do so from a web browser.

Its simple and it works.

And it doesn't address the concern.  I'm one of those people who prefers to have some or all of my Dropbox files synchronized to my desktop.  Their desktop client allows that.  I was merely trying to get it to work as intended.