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How to Install Dropbox Plugin for Thunar in Ubuntu XFCE Desktop

Last updated: April 20, 2024

This simple tutorial shows you how to integrate Dropbox into Thunar file manager by installing a plugin if you’re using XFCE Desktop in Ubuntu.

There’s a PPA repository for (X)Ubuntu 13.04, (X)Ubuntu 12.04, (X)Ubuntu 12.10 and Linux Mint Xfce. So it easy to get the dropbox work with the Thunar.

Thunar Dropbox plugin

Objectives:

  • Install Dropbox integration with Thunar via PPA
  • Enjoy!

UPDATE 2024: For all current Ubuntu releases, run the dropbox plugin is available in system repository. Just launch “terminal” and run command sudo apt install thunar-dropbox-plugin to install, or see this tutorial instead for step by step guide.

To get started, press Ctrl+Alt+T on your keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to add the PPA:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:rebuntu16/other-stuff

After that, you can install the Dropbox plugin for Thunar:

sudo apt-get update; sudo apt-get install thunar-dropbox-plugin

Once installed, restart the file manager to get it work. Enjoy!

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    3 responses to How to Install Dropbox Plugin for Thunar in Ubuntu XFCE Desktop

    1. Joebee September 3, 2013 at 5:41 am

      Installed in Linux LIte 1.0.6 without any problems.

    2. alby September 9, 2013 at 12:10 pm

      Works nicely in Linux Mint Xfce 15.

      After I installed the Thunar plugin I deleted nautilus (that is installed alongside dropbox if you use the deb from their forum, but I wanted to get a more up-to-date version due to massive performance increase over the one in the ubuntu repos) with

      sudo apt-get remove nautilus

      When I double clicked on Dropbox’s icon it pops up the Dropbox folder in Thunar.
      Sweet.

      Love you man!

    3. atrocity June 26, 2014 at 11:18 am

      Works great with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS aka trusty :)