Comments on: Using Dropbox without Gnome http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/ Utterly random, incoherent and disjointed rants and ramblings... Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:26:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: doorknob60 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-11131 Fri, 02 Jan 2009 08:00:46 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-11131 I'm hoping they support other file managers eventually like PcmanFM (my personal choice), Thunar, and Dolphin. Oh well, for me I didn't need very many dependencies for nautilus anyways (I use Arch and don't have much, if any, other Gnome stuff installed, but only needed like 6 dependencies). I’m hoping they support other file managers eventually like PcmanFM (my personal choice), Thunar, and Dolphin. Oh well, for me I didn’t need very many dependencies for nautilus anyways (I use Arch and don’t have much, if any, other Gnome stuff installed, but only needed like 6 dependencies).

]]> by: ST/op http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10677 Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:21:11 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10677 Thanks for the tip, Luke. With a few adjustments, I just got Dropbox to work on my old "0$ laptop" running Puppy Linux! (using JWM). Thanks for the tip, Luke. With a few adjustments, I just got Dropbox to work on my old “0$ laptop” running Puppy Linux! (using JWM).

]]> by: claydoh http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10648 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:18:05 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10648 thanks for the tip! While I didn't loose any data, I recently suffered from major hardware failure and having something such as dropbox would have made things easier thanks for the tip!

While I didn’t loose any data, I recently suffered from major hardware failure and having something such as dropbox would have made things easier

]]> by: freelancer http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10395 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:35:04 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10395 I guess I've been living under a rock for the last two months... This is awesome though, just what I need. And I'm glad you posted this solution, since I'm running Fluxbox on my laptop :) I guess I’ve been living under a rock for the last two months… This is awesome though, just what I need. And I’m glad you posted this solution, since I’m running Fluxbox on my laptop )

]]> by: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10394 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 13:19:45 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10394 @<a href="#comment-10392" rel="nofollow">pocoO</a>: That works too. I use cvs for the same sort of thing for many of my documents but it does require a structured approach of sorts. I can't tell you how many times I screwed myself over because I forgot to check in the files I worked on before I left home. With dropbox you don't have to do anything. As soon as a file in the designated folder changes, it starts pushing out the updates to all the computers automatically. It just happens and you can forget it's there until you need it. :) @pocoO: That works too. I use cvs for the same sort of thing for many of my documents but it does require a structured approach of sorts. I can’t tell you how many times I screwed myself over because I forgot to check in the files I worked on before I left home.

With dropbox you don’t have to do anything. As soon as a file in the designated folder changes, it starts pushing out the updates to all the computers automatically. It just happens and you can forget it’s there until you need it. )

]]> by: pocoO http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10392 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:00:47 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10392 well, ill try dropbox....but for now Im more or less workin with git to sinc my data...between 4 computers; i created a directory: "mkdir sincdata" in my server (linux with sshd in port 44) and i create a git repo: git init....then i put some files there....then i can clone like this: git clone ssh://user@mydomain.com:44/~/sincdata ....and my repo is cloned in every computer i want and i can git pull...and git push data from every computer. its working for me. well, ill try dropbox….but for now Im more or less workin with git to sinc my data…between 4 computers; i created a directory: “mkdir sincdata” in my server (linux with sshd in port 44) and i create a git repo: git init….then i put some files there….then i can clone like this: git clone ssh://user@mydomain.com:44/~/sincdata ….and my repo is cloned in every computer i want and i can git pull…and git push data from every computer.

its working for me.

]]> by: Nathan Baker http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10389 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:06:40 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10389 It's also worth noting that if you're running 64-bit linux you should probably get the x64 binary from http://www.getdropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64 It’s also worth noting that if you’re running 64-bit linux you should probably get the x64 binary from http://www.getdropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64

]]> by: Luke Maciak http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10388 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:45:12 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10388 @<a href="#comment-10382" rel="nofollow">jambarama</a>: Nice! Still, dropbox is a bit sleeker than that and works on windows and linux alike. I tried like 50 different methods of syncing commonly used files between my desktop, laptop and work computer and this is by far the simplest, and most straightforward way. And it's really fast too. So I like it. :) @<a href="#comment-10387" rel="nofollow">feeshy</a>: Well, you will probably hate me but I also run Ratpoison on an old laptop. And IceWM on another. :P I just personally prefer KDE - I used Gnome before and it always seemed awkward. Even the new shiny gnome in Hardy seems a bit funny to me. This is what linux is all about - choice! I would not have it any other way. As for "commercial applications" all they need to do is to distribute statically linked binaries. For example see the generic Linux version of Firefox you can download from Mozilla's webpage. It has no dependencies at all. Granted, DropBox could not really ship it's own version of Nautilus but other applications can easily do this. @jambarama: Nice! Still, dropbox is a bit sleeker than that and works on windows and linux alike. I tried like 50 different methods of syncing commonly used files between my desktop, laptop and work computer and this is by far the simplest, and most straightforward way. And it’s really fast too. So I like it. )

@feeshy: Well, you will probably hate me but I also run Ratpoison on an old laptop. And IceWM on another. P

I just personally prefer KDE - I used Gnome before and it always seemed awkward. Even the new shiny gnome in Hardy seems a bit funny to me.

This is what linux is all about - choice! I would not have it any other way.

As for “commercial applications” all they need to do is to distribute statically linked binaries. For example see the generic Linux version of Firefox you can download from Mozilla’s webpage. It has no dependencies at all. Granted, DropBox could not really ship it’s own version of Nautilus but other applications can easily do this.

]]> by: feeshy http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10387 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:16:37 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10387 Dropbox under GNOME is great. I'm a big fan. Man this KDE vs GNOME thing grates me. Not that I think either is better - its just that it fragments the target for commercial applications on Linux. And while I know you can run both (200 packages later) - things like Amarok and Opera look so ugly in gnome that I'll always choose the alternative. People should start realising that it isn't so much "I run Linux" as much as its "I run Desktop Environment X". No solution in sight and its still better than running windows. Dropbox under GNOME is great. I’m a big fan.

Man this KDE vs GNOME thing grates me. Not that I think either is better - its just that it fragments the target for commercial applications on Linux. And while I know you can run both (200 packages later) - things like Amarok and Opera look so ugly in gnome that I’ll always choose the alternative. People should start realising that it isn’t so much “I run Linux” as much as its “I run Desktop Environment X”.

No solution in sight and its still better than running windows.

]]> by: Nathan http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10386 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:04:08 +0000 http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2008/10/15/using-dropbox-without-gnome/#comment-10386 Wow, I was just thinking about this today. Thanks for doing my work for me :) Wow, I was just thinking about this today. Thanks for doing my work for me )

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