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- | These are notes on how I use Dropbox with Linux (Gnome) and may or may not be useful to others. | + | These are notes on **how I use Dropbox with Linux** (Gnome) and may or may not be useful to others. |
To set up another PC where Dropbox is already installed, and configuration files are already synchronized, | To set up another PC where Dropbox is already installed, and configuration files are already synchronized, | ||
- | ===== Documents | + | ===== Upgrade |
+ | |||
+ | - Stop the Dropbox client. | ||
+ | - < | ||
+ | - Restart the Dropbox client. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===== Applications ===== | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== SSH ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | === One-Time Setup === | ||
< | < | ||
- | cd ~ | + | mv ~/.ssh ~/Dropbox/Config/SSH |
- | rmdir Documents | + | |
- | ln -s Dropbox/Documents Documents | + | |
</ | </ | ||
- | ===== Gnote with Dropbox ===== | + | === Use === |
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | rm -rf ~/.ssh | ||
+ | ln -s ~/Dropbox/Config/SSH ~/.ssh | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Documents ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | === One-Time Setup === | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | mv ~/ | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Use === | ||
+ | |||
+ | :!: The following command will delete all your documents not in the Dropbox folder! | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | rm -rf ~/ | ||
+ | ln -s ~/ | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Fonts ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | === One-Time Setup === | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | mkdir -p ~/ | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Use === | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | ln -s ~/ | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | :!: Just drop your font files (usually '' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Gnote ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | === One-Time Setup === | ||
< | < | ||
- | mkdir -p ~/ | ||
mv ~/ | mv ~/ | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Use === | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
ln -sf ~/ | ln -sf ~/ | ||
kill -9 `pidof gnote` # Reload | kill -9 `pidof gnote` # Reload | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | ===== Tomboy | + | ==== Tomboy ==== |
It doesn' | It doesn' | ||
+ | |||
+ | === One-Time Setup === | ||
< | < | ||
mkdir -p ~/ | mkdir -p ~/ | ||
</ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Use === | ||
Configure Tomboy synchronization to Local Folder '' | Configure Tomboy synchronization to Local Folder '' | ||
- | ===== Empathy ===== | + | ==== Pidgin |
+ | |||
+ | :!: Close Pidgin first. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Passwords are saved in Gnome Keyring. You'll have to enter the passwords manually (for now). | ||
- | ==== Setup ==== | + | === Setup === |
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | mv ~/.purple ~/ | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Use === | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | rm -rf ~/ | ||
+ | ln -s ~/ | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Empathy ==== | ||
+ | |||
+ | :!: If you have problems after making these mods, reboot your PC and try Empathy again. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :!: Don't bother with Empathy if you have Pidgin installed. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Passwords are saved in Gnome Keyring. You'll have to enter the passwords manually (for now). | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Setup === | ||
< | < | ||
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</ | </ | ||
- | ==== Use ==== | + | === Use === |
< | < | ||
+ | rm -rf ~/ | ||
rm -rf ~/ | rm -rf ~/ | ||
- | rm -rf ~/ | + | ln -s ~/ |
- | ln -s ~/ | + | |
ln -s ~/ | ln -s ~/ | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | ===== Remmina ===== | + | ==== Remmina ==== |
+ | |||
+ | === Setup === | ||
< | < | ||
+ | mkdir -p ~/ | ||
mv ~/.remmina ~/ | mv ~/.remmina ~/ | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Use === | ||
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | rm -rf ~/.remmina | ||
ln -sf ~/ | ln -sf ~/ | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | ===== Upgrade ===== | + | ==== Thunderbird (Config Only) ==== |
- | Stop the client | + | === Setup === |
< | < | ||
- | rm -rf ~/.dropbox-dist | + | mkdir -p ~/ |
+ | mv ~/.thunderbird/< | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | Restart the client | + | === Use === |
+ | |||
+ | < | ||
+ | ln -sf ~/ | ||
+ | </ | ||
===== Windows Multi-User ===== | ===== Windows Multi-User ===== |