{"id":12486,"date":"2017-05-11T15:46:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-11T10:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/?p=12486"},"modified":"2017-05-11T15:46:34","modified_gmt":"2017-05-11T10:16:34","slug":"4-popular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/4-popular\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Popular (Unofficial) Google Drive Linux Clients"},"content":{"rendered":"

Google Drive Linux Clients – Google launched its cloud storage service Google Drive, and it has grown to become one of the most popular cloud storage services in the market. While official clients have been available for Windows, Android, and OS X, iOS and Chrome OS also made it to the list.<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

The Mountain View, California-based company\u00a0in 2012 that \u201cthe team is working on a sync client for Linux.\u201d which was followed by \u201cthe team is working on a sync client for Linux\u201d in 2013, but it never shared an exact time-frame. Reasonably, Linux users are unsatisfied, with\u00a0entire Reddit threads\u00a0dedicated to discussing Google\u2019s apathy towards them.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n

All clients were tested on Ubuntu 16.04, and all the commands mentioned in the article are Ubuntu-specific.<\/p>\n

1.Grive2<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Grive2 is a fork of the now-deserted Grive client for Google Drive that stopped running after the Document List API it used was shut down. Before we begin with the installation and set-up part, it\u2019s well worth declaring that Grive2 is still in beta phase, that means there are some missing features and the tool might also once in a while act buggy as well.<\/p>\n

Download and Install<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first step is to download the latest Grive2 package from the tool\u2019s\u00a0official GitHub page. Once done, we will need to then install the tool\u2019s dependencies before building the tool itself:<\/p>\n

sudo apt-get install git cmake build-essential libgcrypt11-dev libyajl-dev libboost-all-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libexpat1-dev libcppunit-dev binutils-dev<\/p>\n

Now, extract the downloaded Grive2 package (.zip file), and enter into the extracted directory. Here, run the following commands to build and install the tool:<\/p>\n

mkdir build<\/p>\n

cd build<\/p>\n

cmake ..<\/p>\n

make -j4<\/p>\n

sudo make install<\/p>\n

Setup<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the Next up, create a directory where you want your Google Drive stuff to be synchronized. For example, we created a directory dubbed\u00a0googleDrive<\/em>\u00a0in my home directory. Once done, enter into the newly created directory, and execute Grive2 through command line by simply typing the following command:<\/p>\n

grive -a<\/p>\n

Note that \u2018-a\u2019 is necessary when running Grive2 for the first time as it helps the client connect to your Google Drive account. As we can see in the output below, you are required to head to a URL, where you\u2019ll be asked whether or not to allow this application to access your Google Drive account. Once the permission is given, a code is presented which you\u2019ll have to enter on the command line:<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s works fine. Assuming that all the steps mentioned till now are executed successfully, Grive2 will start downloading your Google Drive files locally. Remember that you\u2019ll have to run the \u2018grive\u2019 command (sans \u2018-a\u2019) each time you want the synchronization to happen for help, run the command with \u2018\u2013help\u2019 flag.<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n

2. overGrive<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

overGrive is a GUI-based client for Google Drive. The project started as a graphical front-end to the Grive command line client, but soon turned into a separate, client for Google\u2019s cloud storage service. Unfortunately, overGrive is neither open source, nor a freeware it\u2019s a exclusive software that sets \u00a0back $4.99 per Google Drive account.<\/p>\n

Download and Install<\/strong><\/p>\n

To download the overGrive package, which you can do from its\u00a0official web site. For Ubuntu, you\u2019ll get a .deb file, which you can install using the \u2018dpkg\u2019 command.<\/p>\n

sudo dpkg -i overgrive_3.1.9_all.deb<\/p>\n

In case, the command above failed initially with the following output:<\/p>\n

Reading package lists… Done<\/p>\n

Building dependency tree<\/p>\n

Reading state information… Done<\/p>\n

You might want to run ‘apt-get -f install’ to correct these:<\/p>\n

The following packages have unmet dependencies:<\/p>\n

overgrive : Depends: python-pip but it is not going to be installed<\/p>\n

Depends: python-gi but it is not going to be installed<\/p>\n

Depends: python-setuptools but it is not going to be installed<\/p>\n

Depends: libappindicator1 but it is not going to be installed<\/p>\n

E: Unmet dependencies. Try ‘apt-get -f install’ with no packages (or specify a solution).<\/p>\n

So, as you can see, there were some dependencies, something which fixed by running the following command:<\/p>\n

apt-get -f install<\/p>\n

And executed the \u2018dpkg\u2019 command again this time it was successful and the client was installed. To launch overGrive, head to the Dash:<\/p>\n

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Setup<\/strong><\/p>\n

When the client is launched for the first time, you\u2019ll be required to run a set-up that\u2019ll effectively connect the client to your Google Drive account.<\/p>\n

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Click the \u2018Ok\u2019 button in the window above, and you\u2019ll see the following window:<\/p>\n

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Here click the \u2018Connect account\u2019 button. This will open a web page where you\u2019ll be asked to authorize oneGrive to access your Google Drive account.<\/p>\n

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As you click the \u2018Allow\u2019 button, you\u2019ll be presented with a code, which you\u2019ll have to enter in the client\u2019s window :<\/p>\n

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Then, hit the \u2018Validate\u2019 button.<\/p>\n

In this case, after press the \u2018Validate\u2019 button, the oneGrive window disappeared as if the software crashed. we waited for a minute or then again opened overGrive through Dash.<\/p>\n

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In case you encounter the same situation, you should press the \u2018Continue\u2019 button as the \u2018Activate\u2019 button takes to the client\u2019s official website, likely for a license purchase.<\/p>\n

Pressing the \u2018Continue\u2019 button provides up a window that shows the client is now connected to your Google Drive account.<\/p>\n

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Press the \u2018Start Sync\u2019 button, and the client window will disappear with the oneGrive system tray icon appearing at the top right of your screen. A notification will also be displayed saying that the \u2018Auto Sync\u2019 feature is ON.<\/p>\n

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Click the client\u2019s system tray icon and you\u2019ll see that the sync process has already begun.<\/p>\n

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You can also toggle the \u2018Auto Sync\u2019 feature, as well open the local directory and visit the Google Drive Web interface.<\/p>\n

3.drive<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

\u2018drive\u2019 is a command line Google Drive client that let\u2019s push and pull stuff to\/from the search cloud storage service. Even though it may look one, \u2018drive\u2019 is actually not yet-another third-party Linux client for Google Drive it\u2019s\u00a0written by\u00a0a Google employee\u00a0Burcu Dogan who works for Google Drive\u2019s platform team, and Google even holds the copyright for the tool. But Dogan has been busy, so the project is being\u00a0maintained by\u00a0Emmanuel T Odeke.<\/p>\n

Download and install<\/strong><\/p>\n

To install \u2018drive,\u2019 ensure that you have version 1.5.X or higher of Google\u2019s GO language compiler installed on your system.<\/p>\n

Now, you can proceed to install the \u2018drive\u2019 client \u2013 here\u2019s the command for it:<\/p>\n

go get -u github.com\/odeke-em\/drive\/cmd\/drive<\/p>\n

Once the above command is done, create a directory where you want \u2018drive\u2019 to sync your Google Drive stuff. For example, created a directory named \u2018gdrive\u2019 in my home directory:<\/p>\n

mkdir ~\/gdrive<\/p>\n

And then run the following command:<\/p>\n

$ drive init ~\/gdrive<\/p>\n

you\u2019ll be first required to connect the client to your Google Drive account, so when you run the above command, it will ask you for authorization:<\/p>\n

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Go to the link displayed on your terminal screen, authorize the client to connect to your account and finally copy the code you get there and paste it in terminal.<\/p>\n

Now, you can do a \u2018drive pull\u2019 to download data from your Google Drive account to your local machine and \u2018drive push\u2019 to do vice-versa. Here\u2019s an example of pull:<\/p>\n

$ drive pull Advanced-GDB-tips<\/p>\n

Resolving…<\/p>\n

+ \/Advanced-GDB-tips<\/p>\n

Addition count 1 src: 13.39KB<\/p>\n

Proceed with the changes? [Y\/n]: Y<\/p>\n

13715 \/ 13715 [================================================================================================================] 100.00% 2s<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pull command downloads data that does not exist locally but does remotely on Google drive, and may delete local data that is not present on Google Drive. Run it without any arguments to pull all of the files from the current path.\u201d<\/p>\n

And here\u2019s an example of push:<\/p>\n

$ drive push test.txt<\/p>\n

Resolving…<\/p>\n

+ \/test.txt<\/p>\n

Addition count 1<\/p>\n

Proceed with the changes? [Y\/n]:y<\/p>\n

\u201cThe push command uploads data to Google Drive to mirror data stored locally. Like pull, you can run it without any arguments to push all of the files from the current path, or you can pass in one or more paths to push specific files or directories.\u201d<\/p>\n

4. Insync<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Insync is a GUI-based, feature-rich Google Drive client that works on several platforms including Linux. But, like OverGrive, Insync is also an exclusive software it costs $25. The amount charged can be one-time or per-year depending upon whether you are an end-user, professional, or an organization. Insync provides a 15-day free trail, so we can test it out before deciding whether or not to spend your money on it.<\/p>\n

Download and Install<\/strong><\/p>\n

To download Insyc on your system, download the package\/installer for your system from the tool\u2019s\u00a0official website. For Ubuntu, a .deb file will be downloaded, which you can easily install using the \u2018dpkg\u2019 command. Here\u2019s the command :<\/p>\n

sudo dpkg -i insync_1.3.6.36076-trusty_i386.deb<\/p>\n

Once done, you\u2019ll see a notification similar to the following:<\/p>\n

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Above Press the \u2018Start Insyc\u2019 button in the window, and you\u2019ll see the \u2018i\u2019 icon (see image below) in the system tray:<\/p>\n

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Setup<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click Insync\u2019s icon in system tray and then click the \u2018Open app window\u2019 option to launch the UI<\/p>\n

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here is the first step is to connect the client with your Google Drive account. So, press the \u2018ADD GOOGLE ACCOUNT\u2019 button in the UI. It will open a web page asking to allow the client to access your account.<\/p>\n

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After\u00a0 authorize, the client installed on your machine will ask you to provide a directory in which you want it to sync your Google Drive stuff.<\/p>\n

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Once you\u2019re done with this set-up, press the \u2018Finish\u2019 button.<\/p>\n

Now, when you\u2019ll open the client UI, you\u2019ll see the files and folders stored in your connected Google Drive account as well as options detailing how you\u2019ve configured Insyc to handle them.<\/p>\n

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The grey-colored column on the left contains various configuration options that are available to the user. For example, Selective Sync lets choose which files you want the client to sync. Ignore List lets specify the files\/folders that you don\u2019t want to upload\/download. Convert specify whether or not you want to convert stuff stored in your Google Drive into some other format like Microsoft Office or OpenDocument and Stats gives a chart showing how much of your Google Drive space has been expended.<\/p>\n

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