Hey folks. Wanted to share a little something I came up with last night. Please note....this is a very long post.
USING GOOGLE DRIVE ON LINUX: ---------------------------------------------------- Thought I would share a solution to something that something that has been vexing me for awhile. With the help of a friend & a little searching I have a solution that is liveable for synching Google Drive on Linux. Plus it allows me to give back to the FLOSS community that has given me so much. First a little about my environment. I have a number of Google accounts for different purposes. This also corresponds to the folder structure in my Home Drive. See example below: [ABC] [DEF] [123] [456] The original article is located at http://www.howtogeek.com/130380/how-to-use-google-drive-on-linux-2-unofficial-solutions/). I followed it, but did try some experimentation & was able to get things working the way I wanted them (God bless FLOSS!). There is also a project out there aiming to provide a GUI, but it looks like it has been discontinued. The link is here – https://github.com/bdalenoord/grive-gtk. I have included the steps from the original article, but where appropriate I have also provided my customizations as they appear on my machine (Kubuntu 12.10). I used konsole as my terminal software, but I am sure anyone will do. Step 1: Install Grive. *********************** sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8 sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install grive Step 2: Create Folders. ************************** Original: ------------ mkdir ~/grive Customization: --------------------- mkdir ~/home/<username>/[ABC]/@Grive You can also manually created the folder as well. I found that you can also change the name on the fly & the sync will still work! Step 3: Switch to Directory. ******************************* Original: ------------ cd ~/grive Customization: --------------------- cd ~/home/<username>/[ABC]/@Grive Step 4: Authenticate Grive. ******************************* grive -a You will need to copy the authentication string & paste it into the address bar of your browser & hit enter. You will be prompted to login to your Google account & allow access. Take the resulting authentication code & paste it in the terminal window & hit enter. Step 5: Synching Grive. ************************** Original: ------------ cd ~/grive grive Customization: --------------------- Running my customization below works just fine, but I wanted to be able to run int from a menu. Thanks to a tip from a friend I put the following into a bash file: cd ~/home/<username>/[ABC]/@Grive grive I saved the file as “ABC_Sync.sh” (no quotes). Step 6: Using Grive. *********************** I then saved it to my Home folder & then copied it into /bin by doing the following: sudo mkdir /bin/Grive You will be asked to authenticate with your password. Copy the script into the Grive folder by doing the following: sudo cp /home/<username>/ABC_Sync.sh /bin/Grive Step 7: Menu Entries. ************************* The last step for me was to create easy to use menu entries to making synching easier. With KDE Menu Editor I created a “Web Services” menu entry & under that an entry called “Google Drive.” (Both with no quotes) I then created menu entries for each of my accounts with the following parameters: saved it to my Home folder & then copied it into /bin by doing the following: Name: [ABC] Description: I left this blank but you can fill it in if you like. Comment: I left this blank but you can fill it in if you like. Command: bash /bin/Grive/ABC_Sync.sh You can edit further with an icon if you wish. Step 8: The Acid Test. ************************** While the above bash script can be run from a terminal window, I wanted to make sure it would work from the menu. After placing some random files in the Grive folder, I navigated to its menu location; clicked on the appropriate entry & voila! A terminal window comes up showing the synchronization & the graciously closes. Looking at Google drive on my android & the website, shows the new files. This isn't the most elegant solution, but until Google gets its head out of its arse & decides to actually make good on their promise, this will do me just fine. I would be happy to share the script with anyone if they wish. _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
