Google Drive , as we know it is a Google cloud storage space for Gmail users.It's software version is available for Both Mac and Windows , and they work well. But What will Linux users do? Google software for Google drive is not yet released , no official software for Linux users. Don't worry , inSync will help you to access Google drive on your Linux PC's inSync is not a Google software it is a third party software for accessing Google drive on your Linux Operating System.
Features of inSync
- Multiple Google accounts
- Offline Google Docs editing
- Right-click share
- Recent changes notifications
- Non-admin Windows install
- External hard drive support
How to install inSync
Linux version for inSync is in beta stage , but final release will happened soon.Anyway you can install beta on your Linux Computer.
Download
After downloading bring it to your home folder , this file may be downloaded to your tmp folder
Extract it , again extract it
Open your Terminal , change directory to inSync folder
Run this code
sudo ./insync-installer
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| inSync installation |
Enter your password and follow the instructions
After the installation type " insync" on terminal and Enter
Give permission to access Gmail ( on your Web Browser )
Continue and follow instructions
Give a name and linked it .
Open your Home folder , you can see a blue folder named as insync
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| inSync |
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| Google drive on Ubuntu |
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