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   * Android   * Android
  
-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, just run the ''ln -sf ...'' command line. To set up another PC where Dropbox is already installed, and configuration files are already synchronized, just run the ''ln -sf ...'' command line.
  
-===== Documents ===== +===== Upgrade ===== 
-First, if you have any files in your "Documents" folder, move them to a safe place...somthing like this:+ 
 +  - Stop the Dropbox client. 
 +  - <file>rm -rf ~/.dropbox-dist</file> 
 +  - Restart the Dropbox client. 
 + 
 +===== Applications ===== 
 + 
 +==== SSH ==== 
 + 
 +=== One-Time Setup === 
 + 
 +<file> 
 +mv ~/.ssh ~/Dropbox/Config/SSH 
 +</file> 
 + 
 +=== Use === 
 + 
 +<file> 
 +rm -rf ~/.ssh 
 +ln -s ~/Dropbox/Config/SSH ~/.ssh 
 +</file> 
 + 
 +==== Documents ==== 
 + 
 +=== One-Time Setup ===
  
 <file> <file>
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 </file> </file>
  
-Now we delete the existing Documents folder and create a link to the Dropbox version:+=== Use === 
 + 
 +:!: The following command will delete all your documents not in the Dropbox folder!
  
 <file> <file>
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 </file> </file>
  
-===== Fonts =====+==== Fonts ====
  
-===Setup ====+=== One-Time Setup ===
  
 <file> <file>
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 </file> </file>
  
-==== Use ===+=== Use ===
- +
-Drop your font files (usually ''.ttf'' files) into the new folder.+
  
 <file> <file>
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 </file> </file>
  
-===== Gnote with Dropbox =====+:!: Just drop your font files (usually ''.ttf'' files) into the new folder. 
 + 
 +==== Gnote ==== 
 + 
 +=== One-Time Setup ===
  
 <file> <file>
-mkdir -p ~/Dropbox/Config/ 
 mv ~/.local/share/gnote ~/Dropbox/Config/ mv ~/.local/share/gnote ~/Dropbox/Config/
 +</file>
 +
 +=== Use ===
 +
 +<file>
 ln -sf ~/Dropbox/Config/gnote ~/.local/share/ ln -sf ~/Dropbox/Config/gnote ~/.local/share/
 kill -9 `pidof gnote` # Reload kill -9 `pidof gnote` # Reload
 </file> </file>
  
-===== Tomboy =====+==== Tomboy ====
  
 It doesn't work properly to just sync the Notes folder, so we sync the synchronization folder instead. It doesn't work properly to just sync the Notes folder, so we sync the synchronization folder instead.
 +
 +=== One-Time Setup ===
  
 <file> <file>
 mkdir -p ~/Dropbox/Notes mkdir -p ~/Dropbox/Notes
 </file> </file>
 +
 +=== Use ===
  
 Configure Tomboy synchronization to Local Folder ''~/Dropbox/Notes''. Configure Tomboy synchronization to Local Folder ''~/Dropbox/Notes''.
  
-===== Empathy =====+==== Pidgin ==== 
 + 
 +:!: Close Pidgin first. 
 + 
 +Passwords are saved in Gnome Keyring. You'll have to enter the passwords manually (for now). 
 + 
 +=== Setup === 
 + 
 +<file> 
 +mv ~/.purple ~/Dropbox/Config/Pidgin 
 +</file> 
 + 
 +=== Use === 
 + 
 +<file> 
 +rm -rf ~/.purple                         # this deletes your existing config if it exists! 
 +ln -s ~/Dropbox/Config/Pidgin ~/.purple 
 +</file> 
 + 
 +==== Empathy ====
  
 :!: If you have problems after making these mods, reboot your PC and try Empathy again. :!: 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). Passwords are saved in Gnome Keyring. You'll have to enter the passwords manually (for now).
  
-==== Setup ====+=== Setup ===
  
 <file> <file>
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 </file> </file>
  
-==== Use ====+=== Use ===
  
 <file> <file>
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 </file> </file>
  
-===== Remmina =====+==== Remmina ====
  
-==== Setup ====+=== Setup ===
  
 <file> <file>
 +mkdir -p ~/Dropbox/Config/Remmina
 mv ~/.remmina ~/Dropbox/Config/Remmina mv ~/.remmina ~/Dropbox/Config/Remmina
 </file> </file>
  
-==== Use ====+=== Use ===
  
 <file> <file>
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 </file> </file>
  
-===== Upgrade =====+==== Thunderbird (Config Only) ====
  
-  - Stop the Dropbox client. +=== Setup === 
-  <file>rm -rf ~/.dropbox-dist</file> + 
-  Restart the Dropbox client.+<file> 
 +mkdir -p ~/Dropbox/Config/Thunderbird 
 +mv ~/.thunderbird/<default-profile-folder>/prefs.js ~/Dropbox/Config/Thunderbird/ 
 +</file> 
 + 
 +=== Use === 
 + 
 +<file> 
 +ln -sf ~/Dropbox/Config/Thunderbird/prefs.js ~/.thunderbird/<default-profile-folder>/prefs.js 
 +</file>
  
 ===== Windows Multi-User ===== ===== Windows Multi-User =====
computing/storage/dropbox.1332113117.txt.gz · Last modified: 2012/03/18 17:25 by gcooper