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Dropbox Headless Install via command line (Dropbox daemon is compatible with 64-bit Linux machines).
cd ~ && wget -O - "https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf -
chmod +x ~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
# Autostart Setup
cat > ~/.config/autostart/dropbox-manual.desktop <<EOF
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Dropbox Daemon
Comment=Manual Autostart for ~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
Exec=$HOME/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
Terminal=false
StartupNotify=false
EOF
echo "Autostart entry created at ~/.config/autostart/dropbox-manual.desktop"
chmod +x ~/.config/autostart/dropbox-manual.desktop
~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd
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nukhes commented Dec 30, 2025

Install with one command.

curl -fsSL https://gist.githubusercontent.com/nukhes/e77a092b1b084435509fcf81ec4ebe46/raw | sh

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