Connect Dropbox app

[Guido_van_Harten]

I am building a Nextcloud server on Ubuntu 20.04 Server. In itself it runs well. Now I want to configure Dropbox in it. I found a tutorial, but I am not able to configure it well. So I will do something wrong somewhere.
The fourth point mentioned is to enter a URL in the Dropbox API screen for global storages and for user storages. However, I see only one input option and no separate option for global or user storage.

In Nextcloud I see the message that smbclient is not installed, but that is not correct:

# apt install smbclient
Reading package lists ... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information ... Done
smbclient is already the newest version (2: 4.11.6 + dfsg-0ubuntu1.1).
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Below that, according to the tutorial, I should configure the external storage, but it is not clear to me where to enter what:

I am therefore not asked to enter OAuth credentials.

The red symbol next to the external storage to be added indicates that something is wrong. When I move the mouse there, I see:
Exception Creating\OCA\Files_external_dropbox\Storage\Dropbox storage failed

Who can help me and tell where I am missing out?

Thank you in advance.

Sincerely,
Guido

[devnull]

Perhaps you must install “php-smbclient” and perhaps configure it.

Sorry in german:

"smbclient" ist nicht installiert

Zunächst muss die App „External Storage support“ heruntergeladen und aktiviert werden. Zusätzlich wird smbclient benötigt. docker exec -i -t nextcloud-app /bin/bash apt-get update apt install libsmbclient-dev git pecl install smbclient docker-php-ext-enable smbclient exit Unter dem Pfad /etc/php//mods-available muss eine Datei smbclient.ini liegen, die die folgende Zeile enthält: extension=“smbclient.so” Ist dies nicht der Fall, muss die entsprechende Datei von Hand angelegt werden. Dan…

[Guido_van_Harten]

Hallo devnull, thanks for your reply. Although your direction is an German topic, thanks to Google translate, it’s clear, but…
I am not familiar with docker. I guess it is for pre-installed versions.
When I try to install it, and follow the commands of the German site, it replies (may be of course):
Error: No such container: nextcloud-app

My Nextcloud is builded using a tutorial with several commands, no docker, no snap.

Hope you can help me in another way.

Best regards,
Guido

[devnull]

@"smbclient" ist nicht installiert deutsch (german)

docker

If you do not use docker, you do not need the commands. You must install php-smbclient

apt-get install php-smbclient

and perhaps reboot. Post new or old errors.

[Guido_van_Harten]

I am running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. The command apt-get install php-smbclient replies:

# apt install php-smbclient                           
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Package php-smbclient is not available, but is referred to by another package.
This may mean that the package is missing, has been obsoleted, or
is only available from another source

E: Package 'php-smbclient' has no installation candidate

[devnull]

@Guido_van_Harten

php-smbclient

In this installation guide you can read:

“… php-imagick php-smbclient -y …”

https://riegers.in/nextcloud-installation-guide-ubuntu-20-04/

But there is no package for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa). What a pity.

https://packages.ubuntu.com/de/bionic/php/php-smbclient

I think you need another repository. Not tested. I use Debian GNU/Linux.

cd /etc/apt/sources.list.d
echo "deb [arch=amd64] http://ppa.launchpad.net/ondrej/php/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) main" | tee php.list

https://riegers.in/nextcloud-installation-guide-ubuntu-20-04/

Perhaps read the full manual.

Debian vs. Ubuntu

On Debian Buster GNU/Linux you can use

apt-get install php-smbclient

https://packages.debian.org/de/buster/php-smbclient

But is also not in Debian Bullseye (next release).