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what commands do i have to run on the terminal to install ubuntu-one in linux mint 13?

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Short update for anyone landing here years later: the Ubuntu One file-sync service was shut down by Canonical in 2014 (service unavailable from 1 June 2014, user data removed 31 July 2014). That means installing the old Ubuntu One client on Mint 13 will not give you a working cloud sync today. ()

Historically the ubuntuone client packages did exist for Ubuntu 12.04 / Mint 13 (that’s why ’s suggestion and ’s follow-up worked at the time), but those packages are tied to a dead backend and carry old, sometimes-patched vulnerabilities — do not rely on them for secure syncing now. (launchpad.net)

Practical options now:

  • Self-hosted or provider-backed sync: Nextcloud provides a modern desktop client and is a drop-in replacement approach if you want full control. (docs.nextcloud.com)
  • Peer-to-peer sync without a central server: Syncthing is lightweight, private, and actively maintained. (apt.syncthing.net)
  • One-off migration or mounting many cloud accounts: use rclone to copy/mount data from a local Ubuntu One folder into another provider. (rclone.org)

Quick examples (follow the projects’ docs before running): 

# Syncthing (add repo + install)
sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
sudo curl -L -o /etc/apt/keyrings/syncthing-archive-keyring.gpg https://syncthing.net/release-key.gpg
echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/syncthing-archive-keyring.gpg] https://apt.syncthing.net/ syncthing stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/syncthing.list
sudo apt update
sudo apt install syncthing
# Rclone: test a copy from a local UbuntuOne folder to a remote (dry run first)
rclone copy --dry-run ~/UbuntuOne remote:Backup

If the machine is still running Mint 13 (Ubuntu 12.04 base), it’s long out of support — upgrade to a maintained release first to get security updates and modern client compatibility. For historical context and to explain why the old advice in this thread worked back then, see the Precise/ubuntuone package info and Canonical’s shutdown notice. (en.wikipedia-on-ipfs.org)

(Notes: was right that Mint is Ubuntu-based; ’s install advice reflected the era when the backend existed. Today pick one of the modern alternatives above.)

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Member Avatar for rubberman

Ubuntu-one? Mint is a clone of Ubuntu already. Please visit this web site for help in installing One:

Member Avatar for BartGeyskens1970

how do i install ubuntu one on mint 14? i tried it in software center and in synaptic to no avail
i tried the help chat but they cant help me either

everything is installed but the program doesnt show up in the menu

Member Avatar for belocus

type on konsole

sudo apt-get install ubuntuone*
Member Avatar for Michael_19

Thanks, this really helped. I have tried to install One from Synaptic, but it only installed an installer which in its turn failed to fetch the necessary files. I have tried to use the command line before, but I haven't added the asterisk. This post sorted it out for me, thanks.

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