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echo "deb http://www.mendeley.com/repositories/xUbuntu_9.04 /" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install mendeleydesktop

Hey Everyone,

If you had problems with recent builds on linux, make sure to download 416. Thank Ariel G. for providing us with some extra info. If you're a mac user, stay frosty! tasty treats on the way in the next week.

0.6.416

- Fix a segmentation fault on linux that was preventing Dropbox from starting for many users

- The obligatory and mysterious "more minor bug fixes"

0.6.415

- A couple more minor syncing/stability improvements

0.6.414

- Fixed bug where dropbox would force a relink on every boot

- A couple more minor stability improvements

0.6.410

- Syncing large files is now much more reliable.

- Better handling of proxy servers (fixes some cases where a Dropbox restart was required to sync).

- Tray icon is a lot prettier on Linux machines.

- More bug fixes surrounding moving your Dropbox folder.

- Various other tiny fixes :)

Win: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/17/Dropbox%200.6.416.exe

Mac: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/17/Dropbox%200.6.416.dmg

Linux x86_64: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86_64-0.6.416.tar.gz

Linux x86: http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/17/dropbox-lnx.x86-0.6.416.tar.gz

For an error free install on Linux, first make sure Dropbox is stopped by choosing "Stop Dropbox" from the tray icon menu. Then run the following commands in your home directory:

$ rm -r .dropbox-dist/

$ tar xzf dropbox-lnx.x86_64-0.6.416.tar.gz # or x86

Then start Dropbox again from Nautilus. :)

#24: Unmount busy drives



• Difficulty: Easy
  
• Application: bash
  



You are probably all too familiar with the situation - you are trying to unmount a drive, but keep getting told by your system that it's busy. But what application is tying it up? A quick one-liner will tell you:





lsof +D /mnt/windows




This will return the command and process ID of any tasks currently accessing the /mnt/windows directory. You can then locate them, or use the kill command to finish them off.