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Dropbox On CentOS Server

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 7:11 pm
by laughingbuddha
Hi,

I've been trying to follow the following guide to installing Dropbox on my CentOS 5.x Plesk 8.6 server. Plan is to use dropbox as a cloud backup of websites, as it's cheaper than signing up to AWS or similar.

http://lassebunk.dk/2011/03/16/linux-dr ... te-backup/

Guide worked fine, until I ran the command to start dropbox

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[root@s1 ~]# ~/.dropbox-dist/dropbox
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "__main__dropbox__.py", line 70, in <module>
  File "arch/__init__.py", line 25, in <module>
  File "arch/linux/tracing.py", line 44, in <module>
MemoryError
[root@s1 ~]#
For some reason I just can't get it to work. Could it be ASL interfering with it, or that I'm using the 32bit dropbox install on the art.i686.PAE kernel?

Thanks

Re: Dropbox On CentOS Server

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 9:56 pm
by scott
are you sure its compatible with python 2.4?

Re: Dropbox On CentOS Server

Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 10:49 pm
by laughingbuddha
To be honest, I haven't the slightest idea.

Re: Dropbox On CentOS Server

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 3:48 am
by breun
Those instructions seem to be based on instructions from the Dropbox wiki, but that wiki doesn't exist anymore.

The official instructions on http://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx say you need to run ~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd, have you tried that?

If that also fails, I'd try the Dropbox forums: http://forums.dropbox.com/
Could it be ASL interfering with it,
Do you see related events in the ASL web interface?
or that I'm using the 32bit dropbox install on the art.i686.PAE kernel?
That's a 32 bit kernel. (Should work on a 64 bit kernel as well by the way.)

Re: Dropbox On CentOS Server

Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 10:09 am
by laughingbuddha
Thanks breun. I noticed the wiki had vanished which did seem a little odd.

When I get a chance today/evening I'll give that a go. I think this is the easiest way to backup the server.....IF it works.

Re: Dropbox On CentOS Server

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 8:51 am
by faris
Please keep us updated.

Re: Dropbox On CentOS Server

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2011 1:52 pm
by laughingbuddha
Will do, as soon as I get a chance to take a look, I'll let you know.