How to install Dropbox on a Linux box - headless

here is a brief description of steps to take to install Dropbox client on a Linux box

I followed this article to come up with the commands.

Download and extract software

• curl -Lo dropbox-linux-x86_64.tar.gz https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64
• if 32 bit system
• curl -Lo dropbox-linux-x86.tar.gz https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86
• mkdir -p /opt/dropbox
• tar xzfv dropbox-linux-x86_64.tar.gz --strip 1 -C /opt/dropbox

Start Dropbox client

With the user under whose home directory you want to store Dropbox data, start the Dropbox daemon

• sudo su - dropboxuser
• /opt/dropbox/dropboxd

Now you need to link system to Dropbox

Host ID Link:

This computer isn't linked to any Dropbox account...

Please visit https://www.dropbox.com/cli_link_nonce?nonce=ac8d12e1f59913758348392949c265eb to link this device

Browse to above link and enter credentials for the Dropbox user you want to use

Link success output:

This computer is now linked to Dropbox. Welcome John

Start Dropbox as a service . Download init script

• cd ~

• curl -o /etc/init.d/dropbox https://gist.githubusercontent.com/thisismitch/d0133d91452585ae2adc/raw/699e7909bdae922201b8069fde3011bbf2062048/dropbox
• chmod +x /etc/init.d/dropbox

Select Linux user that will be used to sync Dropbox data

• vi /etc/defaults/dropbox

DROPBOX_USERS="john"

Start dropbox

• service dropbox start
• update-rc.d dropbox defaults