Howto Get Dropbox Working On Ubuntu Jaunty

Today i got some e-mails complaining about Dropbox's installation on Ubuntu Jaunty.Since i upgraded from Ubuntu Intrepid, it works fine on my box but after trying to install Dropbox on a clean Ubuntu Jaunty install, i also saw that it just does not run on a clean Jaunty install.I guess there is a problem with the debian file.Here is a quick and dirty solution to fix Dropbox installation :

Download and install the debian file from official dropbox site :

https://www.getdropbox.com/downloading?os=lnx

After installation download the experimental build of Dropbox :

For X86 :

$wget -c http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86-0.6.491.tar.gz

For x86_64 :

$wget -c http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-0.6.491.tar.gz

Now remove the .dropbox-dist directory and extract the experimental build :

$rm -r .dropbox-dist/
$tar xzf dropbox-lnx.x86-0.6.491.tar.gz # or x86_64

Above example is for x86, please rename your file if you are doing a 64 bit install ;)

Now restart the nautilus and everything should be working fine :

$killall nautilus