Specifcally, installation fails *even when $http_proxy and/or $https_proxy is configured.
Details: We have a proxy at 10.32.1.250:8080. It's completely transparent, it simply serves for authentication (log who accesses the internet). (A) If I do neither configure $http_proxy, nor $http_proxy, I get: root@ltsp8:~# export http_proxy= root@ltsp8:~# export https_proxy= root@ltsp8:~# dropbox start -i Starting Dropbox... Dropbox is the easiest way to share and store your files online. Want to learn more? Head to http://www.dropbox.com/ Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/bin/dropbox", line 1404, in <module> ret = main(sys.argv) File "/usr/bin/dropbox", line 1393, in main result = commands[argv[i]](argv[i+1:]) File "/usr/bin/dropbox", line 817, in update download() File "/usr/bin/dropbox", line 540, in download download = DownloadState() File "/usr/bin/dropbox", line 264, in __init__ self.size = int(self.socket.info()['content-length']) File "/usr/lib/python2.7/rfc822.py", line 388, in __getitem__ return self.dict[name.lower()] KeyError: 'content-length' The installation of Dropbox failed. (B) If I configure $http_proxy only, I get: root@ltsp8:~# export http_proxy=http://10.32.1.250:8080 root@ltsp8:~# export https_proxy= root@ltsp8:~# dropbox start -i Starting Dropbox... Dropbox is the easiest way to share and store your files online. Want to learn more? Head to http://www.dropbox.com/ Enter username for Zieladresse ausserhalb des Kepler-Netzwerkes (proxyL) at 10.32.1.250:8080: kup Enter password for kup in Zieladresse ausserhalb des Kepler-Netzwerkes (proxyL) at 10.32.1.250:8080: (at this point, installation hangs forever, obviously trying to get through to an https:// address). (C) If I configure both $http_proxy and $https_proxy, I get: root@ltsp8:~# export http_proxy=http://10.32.1.250:8080 root@ltsp8:~# export https_proxy=https://10.32.1.250:8080 root@ltsp8:~# dropbox start -i Starting Dropbox... Dropbox is the easiest way to share and store your files online. Want to learn more? Head to http://www.dropbox.com/ Enter username for Zieladresse ausserhalb des Kepler-Netzwerkes (proxyL) at 10.32.1.250:8080: kup Enter password for kup in Zieladresse ausserhalb des Kepler-Netzwerkes (proxyL) at 10.32.1.250:8080: Error: Trouble connecting to Dropbox servers. Maybe your internet connection is down, or you need to set your http_proxy environment variable. URL that failed to download: http://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64 Error: [Errno 1] _ssl.c:509: error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol http_proxy = http://10.32.1.250:8080https_proxy = https://10.32.1.250:8080 The installation of Dropbox failed. So, there's literally no way that works. Dropbox cannot be installed behind a proxy. Please fix quick! -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1267381 Title: crash on start "dropbox start -i" Error: [Errno 8] _ssl.c:509: EOF occurred in violation of protocol To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus-dropbox/+bug/1267381/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
