Dropbox on ZorinOs 15 - Keep on installing (error) never run

Hi, I have a lenovo laptop with ZorinOS 15

I tried in many different ways to install dropbox: From the software tab, from teh packages for Ubuntu on Dropbox site, using Sudo or in Su etc with Gdebi or apt or dropbox start -i

I manage to install something thorugh these alternative. But after and / or after reboot. I get either restart dropbox or restart nautillus. If I click it reinstalls dropbox. if I launch the "softwaree" app it installs again and again and again. If i go into terminal dropbox doe snot run. If i run dropbox start -i, it again and again reinstalls. There I get an error message.

I am told people have no problem installing or running dropbox...

Anybody has gotten this and resolved it? Any expert help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

one example of start -i below

>>
owner@owner-ThinkPad-X120e:~$ dropbox status
Dropbox isn't running!
owner@owner-ThinkPad-X120e:~$ dropbox start -i
Starting Dropbox...dropbox: locating interpreter
dropbox: logging to /tmp/dropbox-antifreeze-nYXsKL
dropbox: initializing
dropbox: initializing python 3.7.5
dropbox: setting program path '/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/dropbox'
dropbox: setting python path '/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138:/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/python-packages.zip'
dropbox: python initialized
dropbox: running dropbox
dropbox: setting args
dropbox: applying overrides
dropbox: running main script
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._constant_time.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._openssl.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/cryptography.hazmat.bindings._padding.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/psutil._psutil_linux.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/psutil._psutil_posix.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/linuxffi.pthread._linuxffi_pthread.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/cpuid.compiled._cpuid.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/apex._apex.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/tornado.speedups.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/linuxffi.resolv.compiled._linuxffi_resolv.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/librsyncffi.compiled._librsyncffi.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/linuxffi.sys.compiled._linuxffi_sys.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/posixffi.libc._posixffi_libc.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
dropbox: load fq extension '/home/owner/.dropbox-dist/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-87.4.138/linuxffi.gnu.compiled._linuxffi_gnu.cpython-37m-x86_64-linux-gnu.so'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 7979, in main
File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 7903, in main_startup
File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 952, in __init__
File "dropbox/sync_engine_boundary/factory.pyc", line 147, in make_default_file_system
File "dropbox/sync_engine_boundary/factory.pyc", line 99, in __init__
File "dropbox/sync_engine_boundary/factory.pyc", line 118, in _initialize_classes
File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/sync_engine.pyc", line 278, in <module>
File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/thin_adapter/in_proc.pyc", line 98, in <module>
File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/wrapped_thin_client.pyc", line 26, in <module>
File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/thin_client/client.pyc", line 28, in <module>
File "dropbox/foundation/metrics/amp/remote_sink.pyc", line 10, in <module>
ImportError: libatomic.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
!! dropbox: fatal python exception:
['Traceback (most recent call last):\n', ' File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 7979, in main\n', ' File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 7903, in main_startup\n', ' File "dropbox/client/main.pyc", line 952, in __init__\n', ' File "dropbox/sync_engine_boundary/factory.pyc", line 147, in make_default_file_system\n', ' File "dropbox/sync_engine_boundary/factory.pyc", line 99, in __init__\n', ' File "dropbox/sync_engine_boundary/factory.pyc", line 118, in _initialize_classes\n', ' File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/sync_engine.pyc", line 278, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/thin_adapter/in_proc.pyc", line 98, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/classic_client/wrapped_thin_client.pyc", line 26, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/sync_engine/nucleus/thin_client/client.pyc", line 28, in <module>\n', ' File "dropbox/foundation/metrics/amp/remote_sink.pyc", line 10, in <module>\n', 'ImportError: libatomic.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory\n'] (error 3)
^CTraceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/dropbox", line 1583, in <module>
ret = main(sys.argv)
File "/usr/bin/dropbox", line 1572, in main
result = commands[argv[i]](argv[i+1:])
File "/usr/bin/dropbox", line 1429, in start
if not start_dropbox():
File "/usr/bin/dropbox", line 766, in start_dropbox
time.sleep(interval)
KeyboardInterrupt

Thanks

S

shmessem wrote:ImportError: libatomic.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory\n'] (error 3)

Could you open a terminal and please put in:

Code:

sudo apt-get install libatomic1

Once done, test to see if Dropbox will start.