So, in this article, we are going to take a quick look at how OneDrive can be used with it and what’s new in Insync 3. However, recently, Insync 3 was released with OneDrive support. We already have a detailed review of Insync with Google Drive support for that matter. Is a quite popular premium third-party sync tool when it comes to Google Drive cloud storage management on Linux. The good news is that you can now use an unofficial tool that lets you use OneDrive in Ubuntu or other Linux distributions. You can use rclone CLI tool to sync OneDrive in Linux but it’s not easy to do and doesn’t give the native desktop application feel. You can access your stored files via the web interface but you won’t get that native feel of using the cloud storage in the file manager. OneDrive as a desktop application is not available on Linux. To start Insync automatically run insync-headless setautostart yes. This would start Insync and put it in the background. You can run Insync with insync-headless start. It is available at in the Installers section. This is integrated with Microsoft account and if you use Windows, you are have OneDrive preinstalled there. For an Ubuntu server please install the insync-headless package. Install Insync $ sudo apt-get install insyncįile manager integration will be added when Insync is run.OneDrive is a cloud storage service from Microsoft and it provides 5 GB of free storage to every user. Update the apt repository: $ sudo apt-get update Here is an example for Ubuntu 17.10: deb artful non-free contrib (Source packages are not available, only binaries.) Here is a list of codenames for ubuntu, debian, and mint For example Ubuntu 12.04 is precise Replace with your Linux distro codename. If the previous command did not work, use this instead: $ sudo apt-key adv -keyserver hkp://:80 -recv-keys ACCAF35CĬreate a file: /etc/apt//insync.listĭeb non-free contribReplace with your Linux distro: ubuntu, debian, mint To install from Commandline open terminal via menu or via keys CLT+ALT+T.įirst, add our public GPG key to allow apt to authenticate the Insync repository: $ sudo apt-key adv -keyserver -recv-keys ACCAF35C NOTE: Insync 3 is still working on its Dolphin and Thunar integrations Install from Commandline: Run the command: sudo apt-get install insync-, depending on what you use.įor example, sudo apt-get install insync-nautilus. Once Installed you can launch Insync from the menu.ġ. This will open Ubuntu Software Center and you can click on Install to install insync. deb file and click install with Software install You can think of these deb files as those exe files in Windows. Go to this folder and double click on the deb file. Simply click the Cloud Selective Sync icon on the upper right section of the interface and select the files or folders you want to sync. Your downloaded deb file should be in the Downloads folder. Installing deb files is super easy. Installation of Ubuntu - Google Drive with Insync Google Drive with Insync In Ubuntu 16.04 and later insync suddenly cannot be upgraded anymore with sudo ap update sudo apt upgrade The. To sync a OneDrive file down to your Linux desktop, use Cloud Selective Sync. Click on Save button and the download will start. This will open a file folder to the location that you would like to save the. It’s better to download and save the file itself. If you don’t do that and there were some issues with the software center, you’ll have to download the deb file again. Note*: On the next screen, you should opt for saving the file to the computer instead of opening it in the software center for installation. Pick the version of the Ubuntu you are running as well and click on Download. Once you click on Download you will be presented with an option Screen. Installing Insync on Ubuntu is a very simple process.
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