Hello Linux Geeksters. As you may know, SyncDrive is front end Grive, developed by one of the Pear OS developers. SyncDrive allows the users to easily synchronize he files from the /home/SyncDrive directory, displaying the the space used and the one remaining. SyncDrive 0.4 is the latest version available, which has been released recently.
Since Linux does not have an official Google Drive Client, SyncDrive may become an alternative, at least for Debian and Ubuntu based systems.
In this article I will show you how to install SyncDrive 0.4 onUbuntu 13.10 Saucy Salamander, Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, Ubuntu 12.10 Quantal Quetzal, Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin, Linux Mint 16 Petra, Linux Mint 15 Olivia, Linux Mint 14 Nadia, Linux Mint 13 Maya and Elementary OS 0.2 Luna.
The needed package is available as deb, so installing SyncDrive 0.4 on Ubuntu and Linux Mint is easy. Follow the instructions for your system’s architecture, in order to get a successful installation.
How to install SyncDrive 0.4 on 32 bit Ubuntu and Linux Mint systems:
$ wget -c syncdrive.fr/?wpdmact=process&did=OC5ob3RsaW5r
$ sudo dpkg -i syncdrive_0.4-i386.deb
$ sudo apt-get install -f
How to install SyncDrive 0.4 on 64 bit Ubuntu and Linux Mint systems:
$ wget -c syncdrive.fr/?wpdmact=process&did=OS5ob3RsaW5r
$ sudo dpkg -i syncdrive_0.4-amd64.deb
$ sudo apt-get install -f