{"id":3898,"date":"2014-09-05T11:35:57","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T11:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=3898"},"modified":"2014-09-06T13:49:18","modified_gmt":"2014-09-06T13:49:18","slug":"install-mega-client-ubuntu-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2014\/09\/install-mega-client-ubuntu-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Install Mega Cloud Storage Sync Client in Ubuntu Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/mega-icon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/mega-icon.png\" alt=\"Mega Cloud Storage Sync Client for Ubuntu\" width=\"240\" height=\"240\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/mega-icon.png 240w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/mega-icon-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>MEGA, a cloud storage and file hosting service, now provides an official sync client for Linux Desktop. So far, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.10 and Nautilus integration are supported.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mega.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\">MEGA<\/a> features that all files are encrypted client-side using the AES algorithm before they are uploaded. Since Mega does not know the encryption keys to uploaded files, they cannot decrypt and view the content. It provides 50 GB of storage space are available for free and up to 4 TB for paid accounts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;\">More about MEGA at <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mega_(service)\" target=\"_blank\">wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recently, MEGA has provided an official sync client for Linux desktops, available for Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, and Ubuntu.<\/p>\n<p>The new client for Ubuntu, MEGAsync features:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>an Unity indicator<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Sync with MEGA folder in Nautilus browser with full drag &#038; drop support<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>System notification support.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Select sync full or single folder of your MEGA account.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Select upload to MEGA via file folders&#8217; context menu<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_3900\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/megasync-in-ubuntu.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3900\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/megasync-in-ubuntu.jpg\" alt=\"MEGA client: Unity indicator &amp; sync folder in Nautilus\" width=\"600\" height=\"358\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/megasync-in-ubuntu.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/megasync-in-ubuntu-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MEGA client: Unity indicator &#038; sync folder in Nautilus<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3901\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/megasync-status.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3901\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/megasync-status.jpg\" alt=\"MEGAsync status\" width=\"400\" height=\"434\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/megasync-status.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/megasync-status-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3901\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MEGAsync status<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3902\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/upload-to-mega.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3902\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/upload-to-mega.jpg\" alt=\"Upload to MEGA via Context Menu\" width=\"600\" height=\"369\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/upload-to-mega.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/upload-to-mega-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Upload to MEGA via Context Menu<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>Download &#038; Install MEGA sync client:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>First you may check out your OS type, 32-bit or 64-bit via System Settings -> Details.<\/p>\n<p>Go to the official page via the link below:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\"><a href='https:\/\/mega.co.nz\/#sync!linux' class='arconix-button arconix-button-large arconix-button-blue' target=\"_blank\" >Download MEGAsync<\/a><\/p>\n<p><del>Navigate to Your OS edition -> OS Type: amd64 = 64-bit, i386 = 32-bit -> For Ubuntu download both .deb packages.<\/del><\/p>\n<p>Select your OS type and click <b>&#8216;Free Download for Linux&#8217;<\/b> and also <b>MEGA Nautilus extension.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Finally double-click the package to open it with Ubuntu Software Center and click install, in below order:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>megasync_x.x.xx_amd64\/i386.deb<\/li>\n<li>nautilus-megasync_x.x.xx_amd64\/i386.deb<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Once installed, open the client from Unity Dash. Follow the setup wizard to sign in or sign up and select sync full account or single folder.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/megasync-client.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/megasync-client.jpg\" alt=\"mega sync client\" width=\"500\" height=\"371\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/megasync-client.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/megasync-client-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it. Enjoy!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEGA, a cloud storage and file hosting service, now provides an official sync client for Linux Desktop. So far, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 13.10, Ubuntu 12.10 and Nautilus integration are supported. MEGA features that all files are encrypted client-side using the AES algorithm before they are uploaded. 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