Dropbox is a great online file storage facility and you can easily use it on Ubuntu desktop. Although Ubuntu has its own file sharing cloud facility called Ubuntu one, many people prefer to use Dropbox as you can use it on multiple operating systems. The free version gives you 2 GB of free space.
In order to use Dropbox on Ubuntu desktop first of all you must have an account with the cloud based service. If you are logged in you can download the Dropbox software from there, or you can download it from their home page. In fact, you don’t even need an account to download the Dropbox software, as you are given this option once you have installed this tool on your Ubuntu desktop.
Once you have downloaded the .deb file, it installs the package, and once it has installed, it takes a while to download the remaining files and complete the setup. The time duration depends on your network connections and traffic at that time.
During installation the Dropbox software asks you where you would like to keep the dropbox folder. It’s preferable to keep it either on your Desktop or home folder from where you can easily access it.
After installing you are given the option of either creating a new account or logging into your existing account. Once you have logged in a Dropbox icon appears on your status bar. If you have many files on the Dropbox server it may take some time to sync them with your Ubuntu desktop. Once they have synced, you can easily access your Dropbox files from your Ubuntu Desktop.
