Insync Repository Available For Ubuntu, Linux Mint And Debian Users

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QXtc16H_Gz0/UIhka1ZOm-I/AAAAAAAALSQ/Peedfdo-I7A/s1600/insync-ubuntu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="insync ubuntu" border="0" height="177" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QXtc16H_Gz0/UIhka1ZOm-I/AAAAAAAALSQ/Peedfdo-I7A/s320/insync-ubuntu.png" title="insync ubuntu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/insync-google-drive-client-for-linux.html">Insync</a>, an unofficial Google Drive client for Linux, is now available in a repository for Ubuntu, Linux Mint and Debian users and it's recommended you add since you'll get automatic updates.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><b>The Insync repository is available for:</b><br /><ul><li>Ubuntu: precise (12.04), quantal (12.10) and raring (13.04)</li><li>Debian: squeeze and lenny</li><li>Linux Mint: lisa (12), maya (13) and nadia (14)</li></ul><br />If you're using one of the above Ubuntu, Debian or Linux Mint versions, add the repository using the following command:<br /><br /><b>- for Ubuntu:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>echo "deb http://apt.insynchq.com/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/insync.list</code></pre><br /><b>- for Debian:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>echo "deb http://apt.insynchq.com/debian $(lsb_release -cs) non-free" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list</code></pre><br /><b>- for Linux Mint</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>echo "deb http://apt.insynchq.com/mint $(lsb_release -cs) non-free" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/insync.list</code></pre><br /><br /><b>Then, for any of the above, import the key and update the software sources:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>wget -O - https://d2t3ff60b2tol4.cloudfront.net/services@insynchq.com.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -<br />sudo apt-get update</code></pre><br /><br /><b>And finally, install Insync if you haven't already:</b><br /><br /><b>Unity (appindicator):</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-ubuntu</code></pre><br /><b>GNOME Shell:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-gnome</code></pre><br /><b>Cinnamon:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-cinnamon</code></pre><br /><b>KDE4:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-kde</code></pre><br /><b>Mate Desktop:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-mate</code></pre><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">For <b>Xfce</b>, you'll also need to add the WebUpd8 PPA (works with Ubuntu and Linux Mint - don't add it on Debian!), because Insync for Xfce depends on thunarx-python, which is not available in the official Ubuntu repositories (it's available in our PPA for Ubuntu 12.10 and 12.04):</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8<br />sudo apt-get update</code></pre><br />And then you can install Insync for Xfce: <br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install insync-beta-xfce</code></pre><br />It's recommended to use it with <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/11/install-thunar-with-tabs-support-in.html" title="Install Thunar 1.6.0 With Tabs Support In Xubuntu 12.10 Or 12.04 [Xfce]">Thunar 1.6</a>.<br /><br /><br />For other Linux distributions, see the new Insync Linux page: <a href="https://www.insynchq.com/linux">https://www.insynchq.com/linux</a>

Insync Repository Available For Ubuntu, Linux Mint And Debian Users

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Unofficial Google Drive Linux Client `Insync` Hits Beta 9

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QhM_bVwV8kE/UHVG4qQXuEI/AAAAAAAAKlg/Ggbshvo8ONg/s1600/insync.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="insync linux" border="0" height="178" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QhM_bVwV8kE/UHVG4qQXuEI/AAAAAAAAKlg/Ggbshvo8ONg/s320/insync.png" title="insync linux" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/insync-google-drive-client-for-linux.html" title="Insync: Google Drive Client For Linux">Insync</a>, an unofficial Google Drive client for Linux, has reached beta 9, fixing the MS Office formats (files now downloaded as ODF) and glibc errors for Debian users, so the deb files aren't just for Ubuntu anymore.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://insynchq.com/">Insync</a> for Linux is free while in beta, but will probably become a paid service when it becomes stable. Hopefully, Google will release an official Google Drive client by then.</div><br />Here's what's new in the latest Insync for Linux beta 9:<br /><ul><li>fixed symlinks not live syncing (before you had to restart Insync for changes to be detected)</li><li>Nautilus context menu will not show outside of the Insync folder</li><li>Applets now have a pause/resume button to start/stop Insync from downloading and uploading</li><li>Gdocs are now downloaded in Open Document Format</li><li>Built with Debian, fixes GLIBC error for Debian users</li></ul><br /><a href="https://forums.insynchq.com/discussion/1499/insync-for-linux-beta-9-0-9-24">Download Insync for Linux beta 9</a> - applets available for Unity (should work with other DEs), GNOME Shell, Cinnamon and KDE (deb and rpm).<br /><br /><i>Also see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/grive-open-source-google-drive-client.html">Grive: Open Source Google Drive Client For Linux</a></i>

Unofficial Google Drive Linux Client `Insync` Hits Beta 9

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Google Drive Linux App `Insync` Beta 4 Adds GNOME Shell, Cinnamon And KDE Support

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a title="Insync: Google Drive Client for Linux" href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/08/insync-google-drive-client-for-linux.html">Insync</a> is an unofficial Google Drive client that runs on Mac, Windows and Linux. Insync beta 4 for Linux has been released yesterday, bringing support for GNOME Shell, Cinnamon and KDE.</b></div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mmv9pAFJgiU/UEm-9r5K2rI/AAAAAAAAKBk/0S7ZmBEN2Jw/s1600/insync-gnome-shell.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="insync gnome shell" border="0" height="158" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mmv9pAFJgiU/UEm-9r5K2rI/AAAAAAAAKBk/0S7ZmBEN2Jw/s320/insync-gnome-shell.png" title="insync gnome shell" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insync GNOME Shell extension</td></tr></tbody></table><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Insync for GNOME Shell and Cinnamon comes with a native extension which has the same functionality as the Ubuntu appindicator, as you can see in the screenshot above.</div><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dIdrrVo3e9g/UEnC4rGrsXI/AAAAAAAAKCI/E6eX1LdlMeA/s1600/insync-kde.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="insync kde" border="0" height="241" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dIdrrVo3e9g/UEnC4rGrsXI/AAAAAAAAKCI/E6eX1LdlMeA/s320/insync-kde.png" title="insync kde" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Insync under KDE</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: justify;">The new version also brings partial KDE support: there's context menu support for Dolphin and two optional Plasmoids that integrate Insinc and thus Google Drive into the desktop, however, the Ubuntu AppIndicator is still used in KDE at this time.</div><br /><br /><b>Other changes in Insync for Linux beta 4:</b><br /><ul><li>built with latest bbfreeze and FPM</li><li>fswatch.py now handles odd errors that inotify could produce, and other runtime errors.</li><li>more unicode bugs also fixed</li><li>improved use of multi-threading</li><li>various bug fixes (e.g. library.zip not a zip file error)</li><li>you can now sync hidden files (that start with a "." dot) by starting Insync with "--allow-dot-files"</li><li>inotify has been moved into a thread so Insync beta 4 should be faster than the previous beta</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Note:</b> To avoid conflicts, if you've had Insync installed, firstly remove it ("sudo apt-get remove insync*") and then install the package for your desktop environment: Ubuntu (using an AppIndicator), GNOME3 (they call the builds "GNOME 3" but they are for GNOME Shell), Cinnamon or KDE. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In GNOME Shell, you'll have to activate the Insync extension using GNOME Tweak Tool.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://forums.insynchq.com/discussion/1437/insync-for-linux-beta-4-0-9-19"><button class="thoughtbot">Download Insync for Linux beta 4</button></a></div>

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Get Up To 20GB Of Extra Free UbuntuOne Cloud Storage By Inviting Your Friends

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O49niR_Vyho/UCurwUi2D-I/AAAAAAAAJrM/A5yvNJPBQyo/s1600/ubuntuone.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntuone logo" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O49niR_Vyho/UCurwUi2D-I/AAAAAAAAJrM/A5yvNJPBQyo/s1600/ubuntuone.png" title="ubuntuone logo" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><a href="https://one.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu One</a> is a cloud service similar to Dropbox, SpiderOak and so on, which allows users to store files online and sync them between computers and mobile devices. The service comes with clients for Ubuntu, Windows, Android and iOS.</i></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Canonical <a href="http://voices.canonical.com/ubuntuone/2012/08/15/invite-your-friends-and-get-more-free-storage/">has announced</a> the Ubuntu One referrals program today, through which Ubuntu One users can get up to 20GB of extra storage space by inviting friends to join Ubuntu One.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">For each person you invite, you get an extra 500MB of free space and also, the people you invite get an extra 500MB of space for free along with the initial 5GB they get for signing up to Ubuntu One. You can invite a maximum of 40 people, which means you can get up to 20 GB of Ubuntu One cloud storage for free. The free storage space you earn will last for as long as you continue to use Ubuntu One.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To get your referral link, sign in to your <a href="https://one.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu One dashboard</a> and you'll find the link under "Get more storage free!":</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RQk05egEixI/UCureXJnQJI/AAAAAAAAJrE/RQbUZ26wztg/s1600/ubuntuone-referral.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ubuntuone referral link" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RQk05egEixI/UCureXJnQJI/AAAAAAAAJrE/RQbUZ26wztg/s400/ubuntuone-referral.png" title="ubuntuone referral link" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you don't have an UbuntuOne account yet, you can create one and get an extra 500MB of space for free by using one of the following referral links:</div><ul><li><a href="https://one.ubuntu.com/referrals/referee/14634/">https://one.ubuntu.com/referrals/referee/14634/</a></li><li><a href="https://one.ubuntu.com/referrals/referee/1320890/">https://one.ubuntu.com/referrals/referee/1320890/</a></li><li><a href="https://one.ubuntu.com/referrals/referee/523850/">https://one.ubuntu.com/referrals/referee/523850/</a></li></ul>

Get Up To 20GB Of Extra Free UbuntuOne Cloud Storage By Inviting Your Friends

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How To Install Dropbox In Xubuntu And Get Thunar Integration (Xfce)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5mQptLCkTbU/UCkJmhdWp1I/AAAAAAAAJqQ/59CjKgtLfqc/s1600/dropbox-xubuntu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="dropbox xubuntu (xfce)" border="0" height="206" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5mQptLCkTbU/UCkJmhdWp1I/AAAAAAAAJqQ/59CjKgtLfqc/s320/dropbox-xubuntu.png" title="dropbox xubuntu (xfce)" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The Ubuntu deb package available for download via the official <a href="http://www.dropbox.com/">Dropbox</a> website requires Nautilus. But if you're using Xubuntu (Xfce), you'll probably want to use Dropbox with Thunar, the default file manager, instead of Nautilus.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So here's how to install Dropbox in Xubuntu/Xfce without Nautilus and get some basic Thunar integration (you won't get file emblems, but you'll get options to browse the file on the Dropbox website, get shareable link and view previous revisions, like in the screenshot above).</div><br /><a name='more'></a><br /><h2>Install Dropbox and a Dropbox Thunar plugin in Xubuntu</h2><br /><b>1.</b> Firstly, let's<b> install Dropbox without the Nautilus dependency:</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>In Ubuntu Oneiric, Precise and Quantal</b>, the "nautilus-dropbox" package available in the official repositories (it's not the same as the deb downloaded from the Dropbox website) doesn't depend on Nautilus, so you can install it on Xubuntu too:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo apt-get install nautilus-dropbox</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">That's it for Xubuntu Oneiric, Precise and Quantal users. Now simply open Dropbox from the menu (it's under Internet) and follow the setup wizard, then skip to step 2.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>For those who are using an older Xubuntu version or another Linux distribution, you can manually install Dropbox without the Nautilus dependency using the commands below:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><b>32bit:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd && wget -O - "http://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86" | tar xzf -</code></pre><br /><b>64bit:</b><br /><pre class="linux-code"><code>cd && wget -O - "http://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64" | tar xzf -</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">To start the Dropbox daemon (and the setup wizard if this is the first time you're installing Dropbox), use the following command in a terminal:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>~/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Once you're done, you'll have to <b>add Dropbox to startup</b> so from the menu select <i>Settings > Session and Startup</i> and on the <i>Applications Autostart</i> tab, click "Add" and use the following:</div><ul><li>under "Name", enter "Dropbox"</li><li>under "Command", enter "/home/YOURUSERNAME/.dropbox-dist/dropboxd" - without the quotes; replace "YOURUSERNAME" with your username.</li></ul>Then click OK and you're done.<br /><br /><br /><b>2. Install the Dropbox Thunar extension.  </b><br /><br />Crunchbang provides thunar-dropbox deb packages that work with Xubuntu 12.04 - download the debs below:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://packages.crunchbang.org/waldorf/pool/main/thunar-dropbox-plugin_0.2.0-1_i386.deb">32bit</a></li><li><a href="http://packages.crunchbang.org/waldorf/pool/main/thunar-dropbox-plugin_0.2.0-1_amd64.deb">64bit</a></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />I've tested the above packages with Xubuntu 12.04 and they work, but they may not work with other Xubuntu versions, so if you're not using Xubuntu 12.04, grab the Dropbox Thunar extension source from <a href="http://softwarebakery.com/maato/thunar-dropbox.html">HERE</a> (you'll have to compile it). Obviously, they also work if you're using Thunar in another desktop environment, like GNOME (Unity).</div><br />Arch Linux users can install thunar-dropbox from <a href="http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=39214">AUR</a>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Note: <i>Dropbox needs to be running for the Thunar context menu items for Dropbox to show up.</i></div>

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Insync: Google Drive Client For Linux (Beta 2 Released, DEB And RPM Packages Available For Download)

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_sTvPP1I4gA/UCPUMtoGvzI/AAAAAAAAJhE/JmyFI8QH7oc/s1600/insync-appindicator.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="insync appindicator" border="0" height="256" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_sTvPP1I4gA/UCPUMtoGvzI/AAAAAAAAJhE/JmyFI8QH7oc/s320/insync-appindicator.png" title="insync appindicator" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://insynchq.com/">Insync</a> is a Google Drive client for Mac, Windows and mobile devices that recently got support for Linux (beta).</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Besides full sync support for Google's cloud storage service, <a href="http://drive.google.com/">Google Drive</a>, which includes Google documents (unlike <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/grive-open-source-google-drive-client.html">Grive</a>) that it downloads as .doc, .xls, .ppt, etc., Insync for Linux also comes with <b>Nautilus integration, tray / Ubuntu AppIndicator support</b> that displays recent changes, errors and the sync status and <b>support for multiple accounts</b>.</div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Insync Beta 2 for Linux was released today, bringing .deb and .rpm packages</b>, so the installation should be a lot easier now. Besides this, beta 2 also brings various fixes and improvements:</div><ul><li>fixes unicode issues</li><li>faster inotify</li><li>faster set emblems (using ctypes)</li><li>faster startup</li><li>icon and .desktop file</li></ul><br /><b>Update: just one day after beta 2, Insync for Linux beta 3 was released:</b><br /><ul><li>fixes unicode issues (finally!)</li><li>date format bug fixed</li><li>adding new directories - warn on errors instead of fail</li><li>deb depends on: libappindicator3-1, xdotool, nautilus, python-nautilus</li><li>fixes 32bit deb not working with older ubuntu's</li></ul><br /><br /><h2>Using Insync for Linux</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Once installed, launch Insync from Dash / the menu. A new tab will open in your default browser, asking you to log in to Insync using your Google Account and link your computer to Insync / Google Drive.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After this, a new folder called "Insync" will be created in your home folder. In this folder, a directory with your Gmail email address is created, where your Google Drive files are synced / stored. If you add multiple accounts (from the AppIndicator: Account Information > Add New Account), you'll have multiple folders here, each using the account's email address:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-268sFNSMxoo/UCPUUVyMk_I/AAAAAAAAJhM/-vd1t92rw3g/s1600/insync-nautilus.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="insync nautilus" border="0" height="207" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-268sFNSMxoo/UCPUUVyMk_I/AAAAAAAAJhM/-vd1t92rw3g/s320/insync-nautilus.png" title="insync nautilus" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Right clicking your Google Drive files in Nautilus, you can select to get a sharable link or open the file in Google Drive:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qZEw-V68h6I/UCPUaXOcigI/AAAAAAAAJhU/pV1zSzVOFZQ/s1600/insync-nautilus_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="insync nautilus" border="0" height="210" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qZEw-V68h6I/UCPUaXOcigI/AAAAAAAAJhU/pV1zSzVOFZQ/s320/insync-nautilus_2.png" title="insync nautilus" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Recent Changes and Versions menu items you see in the screenshot above haven't been implemented yet, and should be available with Insync 1.0.</div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Currently, there's no GUI way of re-linking your computer so if you've accidentally unlinked your computer from Insync, to link it again close Insync, then run the following command in a terminal:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>rm -r ~/.config/Insync</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;">Then start Insync and the page which links Insync with your computer should open in your default browser. </div><br /><br /><h2>Download Insync for Linux</h2><br /><b>Insync Beta for Linux is available as .deb and .rpm and you can <a href="https://forums.insynchq.com/discussion/1499/insync-for-linux-beta-9-0-9-24">download it from the Insync forums</a>.</b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you've previously installed Insync beta 1, to clean up you need to remove the Nautilus extension (which is now installed in a different location sync Insync Beta 2/3 installs globally) using the following command:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>rm ~/.local/share/nautilus-python/extensions/insync_plugin.py</code></pre><br />If you encounter bugs, report them <a discussion="discussion" forums.insynchq.com="forums.insynchq.com" href="http://draft.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=7452102844869359296&pli=1" https:="https:" insync-for-linux-beta-2-0-9-17="insync-for-linux-beta-2-0-9-17">HERE</a>.

Insync: Google Drive Client For Linux (Beta 2 Released, DEB And RPM Packages Available For Download)

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GWoffice Brings Google Drive To Your Ubuntu Desktop

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qf7wHhsj2E4/T_GgCDSPWfI/AAAAAAAAJNw/0KWjROUSHPw/s1600/gwoffice_1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gwoffice" border="0" height="184" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qf7wHhsj2E4/T_GgCDSPWfI/AAAAAAAAJNw/0KWjROUSHPw/s320/gwoffice_1.png" title="gwoffice" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="https://launchpad.net/gwoffice">GWoffice</a> (Google Web Office) is an application that integrates Google Docs (now Google Drive) with the Ubuntu desktop, providing basic synchronization support for offline use. From its interface you can create new documents and edit or download existing documents.</b></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">Since, like the name says, this is an office application, it only syncs documents and doesn't work with other file types, at least not for now.<br /><br />The application comes with a beautiful, clean GTK interface, supports HUD and comes with Unity badge and progress bar support as well as quicklists that lets you easily create new documents. Furthermore, the editor is themed according to your current GTK theme.<br /><br />There's also <b>Unity drag and drop upload support (drag and drop files onto the GWoffice Unity launcher icon to upload them)</b>, which for for now doesn't support all file types (document files like .odt, ods, xls and .doc should work for example) because <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/07/gwoffice-brings-google-drive-to-your.html#comment-574233687">according to its developer</a>, the application is written for the Ubuntu App Showdown contest and it's only allowed to use packages available in the Ubuntu 12.04 official repositories, and a newer version of libgdata is needed for a fully working upload system.</div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HD-H2g7HDD4/T_GgHaYD0TI/AAAAAAAAJN4/rXxBRN3LeOw/s1600/gwoffice_2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gwoffice" border="0" height="182" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HD-H2g7HDD4/T_GgHaYD0TI/AAAAAAAAJN4/rXxBRN3LeOw/s320/gwoffice_2.png" title="gwoffice" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">From its preferences, you can choose to download all documents automatically and resync on startup - the downloaded Google Drive files will be saved in the "gwoffice" folder in your home directory. </div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There's no preferences entry yet, but using Dconf (under <i>org > gnome > goffice > ubuntu-style</i>), you can <b>set Gwoffice to use an Ubuntu-style toolbar</b> with monochrome icons, when using Ambiance / Radiance themes or to always use an Ubuntu-style toolbar:</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pM76T8PYT1s/T_QeePNdeNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/OYaqe6yUtQo/s1600/gwoffice_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="gwoffice" border="0" height="187" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pM76T8PYT1s/T_QeePNdeNI/AAAAAAAAJOw/OYaqe6yUtQo/s320/gwoffice_3.png" title="gwoffice" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>The application is only two weeks old, so there's still work to do</b>, but it looks very promising already. <b>If you want to try it out in Ubuntu 12.04 or 12.10, use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tombeckmann/ppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install gwoffice</code></pre>Report any bugs you may find @ <a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/gwoffice">Launchpad</a>.<br /><br /><i>Also see: <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/grive-open-source-google-drive-client.html">Grive: Open Source Google Drive Client For Linux</a></i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://www.lffl.org/2012/07/gwoffice-utilizzare-google-documents.html">lffl.org</a></i></div>

GWoffice Brings Google Drive To Your Ubuntu Desktop

GWoffice (Google Web Office) is an application that integrates Google Docs (now Google Drive) with the Ubuntu desktop, providing basic sync...

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