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Re:Dropbox will require App Indicator support on Linux by dayvigo on Thursday May 01, 2025 @04:04AM (#43854862)
One has to be deliberately obtuse to pretend to not see how ridiculous it is to make having a third-party application that shows little icons in the corner of the screen a hard requirement for a cloud file sync application.

I use Linux and don't have a taskbar, a topbar, a sysbar, nor anything similar. I've never seen the need for one when I can manage my windows in other ways and have more screen real estate available. What does that have to do with syncing my files?

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Re:Dropbox will require App Indicator support on Linux by alias_neo on Thursday May 01, 2025 @05:01AM (#43855201)
Perhaps people like you (and I) are not the target audience. I've always felt Dropbox was more of an "typical user" (as opposed to power user) file sync; I used it some years ago but never really liked it, I roll my own now.

I wonder whether Dropbox looked at some stats and realised that many of their users are on beginner-friendly distros/desktops and that such a requirement would help (them) more than it would hurt (users).

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Re:Dropbox will require App Indicator support on Linux by Lvl999Noob on Thursday May 01, 2025 @06:10AM (#43855722)
It's a requirement for the GUI. The CLI still works without any requirements. If I understood things correctly. I don't have a linux machine on hand and don't use dropbox anyways.
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