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== What is Dropbox? ==
== What is Dropbox? ==


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=== Pre-installation ===
=== Pre-installation ===


First, you need to be on [[Morpheus]], as dropbox doesn't seem to work on [[Minerva]]. So, type:
Dropbox doesn't seem to run on [[minerva]], it works fine on [[morpheus]] and [[azazel]], [[carbon]] is untested. So ssh to one of these machines. Now, despite dropbox saying that the command line version uses the http_proxy variable, it actually uses the HTTP_PROXY variable, so lets set it correctly with:
 
ssh morpheus
 
to get to morpheus. Secondly, despite dropbox saying that the command line version uses the http_proxy variable, it actually uses the HTTP_PROXY variable, so lets set it correctly with:


  export HTTP_PROXY="http://proxy.dcu.ie:3128"
  export HTTP_PROXY="http://proxy.dcu.ie:3128"
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Dropbox saves copies of your files to each copmuter it is linked to, so if you use your 2GB on dropbox you will need 2GB of space on your RedBrick account, if you need more space, contact the admins.
Dropbox saves copies of your files to each copmuter it is linked to, so if you use your 2GB on dropbox you will need 2GB of space on your RedBrick account, if you need more space, contact the admins.
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