Dropbox icon is not in panel

[perezcuesta]

After starting Ubuntu (13.10), Dropbox icon is not in panel. I try to launch it manually, but ask me superuser password. I put in my administrator password but nothing happens. It works when I go to /home.../.dropbox-dist and click on file dropbox. Every time I start Ubuntu I need to do this. The problem is new, from 3 or 4 days ago.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: xorg 1:7.7+1ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-15.23-generic 3.11.10
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-15-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity.support.test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.12.5-0ubuntu2.2
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Thu Jan 30 01:36:16 2014
DistUpgraded: Fresh install
DistroCodename: saucy
DistroVariant: ubuntu
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2e22] (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2a84]
   Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Device [103c:2a84]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-11-15 (75 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Release amd64 (20131016.1)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Compaq dx7500 Microtower
MarkForUpload: True
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.11.0-15-generic root=UUID=dad58c2e-08a7-46a8-bc17-e5b420dbdebe ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: xorg
Symptom: display
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/11/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 5.14
dmi.board.name: 2A84h
dmi.board.vendor: PEGATRON CORPORATION
dmi.board.version: 1.03
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CZC9345CCL
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr5.14:bd05/11/2009:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPCompaqdx7500Microtower:pvr:rvnPEGATRONCORPORATION:rn2A84h:rvr1.03:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP Compaq dx7500 Microtower
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.10+13.10.20131011-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.46-1ubuntu1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 9.2.1-1ubuntu3
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.7.3-0ubuntu3.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.2.0-0ubuntu10
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.904-0ubuntu2.1
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.9-2ubuntu1
xserver.bootTime: Wed Jan 29 01:27:08 2014
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.devices:
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 6
 input Power Button KEYBOARD, id 7
 input Logitech USB-PS/2 Optical Mouse MOUSE, id 8
 input NOVATEK USB Keyboard KEYBOARD, id 9
 input NOVATEK USB Keyboard KEYBOARD, id 10
xserver.errors:

xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 49203
 vendor PHL
xserver.version: 2:1.14.5-1ubuntu2~saucy1

[Chow Loong Jin (hyperair)]

On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 08:36:50AM -0000, Christopher M. Penalver wrote:
> ** Package changed: xorg (Ubuntu) => nautilus-dropbox (Ubuntu)

Uh yeah this is because we're attempting to use a system-wide dropbox, and it's
not updating as often as Dropbox upstream would like. I've
disabled this feature in a newer upload of the package (1.6.2-2 I think). To fix this, do:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall nautilus-dropbox

The system-wide dropbox installation folder is /var/lib/dropbox/.dropbox-dist.

  status fixreleased

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Kind regards,
Loong Jin