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So I'm trying to install Dropbox (as root) following the seemingly easy instructions on dropbox.com:
cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf -
~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
The first command executes without problem, however the second command triggers this error message:
Couldn't start Dropbox. This is usually because of a permissions error. Storing your home folder on a network share can also cause an error.
Get more help at https://www.dropbox.com/c/help/permissions_error
Please contact Dropbox support with the following info for help:
/tmp/dropbox_errorgel_th.txt
The contents of that file:
bn.BUILD_KEY: Dropbox
bn.VERSION: 2.10.28
bn.DROPBOXEXT_VERSION: failed
bn.is_frozen: True
pid: 755
ppid: 460
ppid exe: '/bin/bash'
uid: 0
user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='root', pw_passwd='x', pw_uid=0, pw_gid=0, pw_gecos='root', pw_dir='/root', pw_shell='/bin/bash')
effective_user_info: pwd.struct_passwd(pw_name='root', pw_passwd='x', pw_uid=0, pw_gid=0, pw_gecos='root', pw_dir='/root', pw_shell='/bin/bash')
euid: 0
gid: 0
egid: 0
group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='root', gr_passwd='x', gr_gid=0, gr_mem=[])
effective_group_info: grp.struct_group(gr_name='root', gr_passwd='x', gr_gid=0, gr_mem=[])
LD_LIBRARY_PATH: None
cwd: '/root'
real_path='/root'
mode=040700 uid=0 gid=0
parent mode=040755 uid=0 gid=0
HOME: u'/root'
appdata: u'/root/.dropbox/instance1'
real_path=u'/root/.dropbox/instance1'
mode=040700 uid=0 gid=0
parent mode=040700 uid=0 gid=0
dropbox_path: u'/root/Dropbox'
real_path=u'/root/Dropbox'
not found
parent mode=040700 uid=0 gid=0
sys_executable: '/root/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-2.10.28/dropbox'
real_path='/root/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-2.10.28/dropbox'
mode=0100755 uid=1000 gid=1002
parent mode=040755 uid=1000 gid=1002
trace.__file__: '/root/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64- 2.10.28/library.zip/dropbox/boot_error.pyc'
real_path='/root/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-2.10.28/library.zip/dropbox/boot_error.pyc'
not found
parent not found
tempdir: '/tmp'
real_path='/tmp'
mode=041777 uid=0 gid=0
parent mode=040755 uid=0 gid=0
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "dropbox/client/main.py", line 2369, in main_startup
File "dropbox/client/main.py", line 1421, in run
File "dropbox/client/main.py", line 920, in activate_translation
File "dropbox/i18n.py", line 234, in activate_translation
File "dropbox/i18n.py", line 279, in system_lang_code
File "dropbox/i18n.py", line 401, in get_system_languages
File "locale.py", line 511, in getdefaultlocale
File "locale.py", line 443, in _parse_localename
ValueError: unknown locale: UTF-8
Quite the Linux noob here... Anyone any ideas?
1Have you tried to install it with a normal user? Normally you don't want to use root for Dropbox. – max890 – 2014-08-22T19:05:42.513