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Installation of 'onedrive' package on Debian and Ubuntu
This document covers the appropriate steps to install the 'onedrive' client using the provided packages for Debian and Ubuntu.
Important information for all Ubuntu and Ubuntu based distribution users:
This information is specifically for the following platforms and distributions:
- Ubuntu
- Lubuntu
- Linux Mint
- POP OS
- Peppermint OS
Whilst there are onedrive Universe packages available for Ubuntu, do not install 'onedrive' from these Universe packages. The default Ubuntu Universe packages are out-of-date and are not supported and should not be used.
Determine which instructions to use
Ubuntu and its clones are based on various different releases, thus, you must use the correct instructions below, otherwise you may run into package dependancy issues and will be unable to install the client.
Step 1: Ensure your systen is up-to-date
Use a script, simalar to the following to ensure your system is updated correctly:
#!/bin/bash
rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend
rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/lock
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade -y
apt-get dist-upgrade -y
apt-get autoremove -y
apt-get autoclean -y
Run this script as 'root' by using su - to elevate to 'root'. Example below:
Welcome to Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.4.0-48-generic x86_64)
* Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com
* Management: https://landscape.canonical.com
* Support: https://ubuntu.com/advantage
425 updates can be installed immediately.
208 of these updates are security updates.
To see these additional updates run: apt list --upgradable
Your Hardware Enablement Stack (HWE) is supported until April 2025.
Last login: Thu Jan 20 14:21:48 2022 from my.ip.address
alex@ubuntu-20-LTS:~$ su -
Password:
root@ubuntu-20-LTS:~# ls -la
total 28
drwx------ 3 root root 4096 Oct 10 2020 .
drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 4096 Oct 10 2020 ..
-rw------- 1 root root 175 Jan 20 14:23 .bash_history
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3106 Dec 6 2019 .bashrc
drwx------ 2 root root 4096 Apr 23 2020 .cache
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 161 Dec 6 2019 .profile
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 174 Oct 10 2020 update-os.sh
root@ubuntu-20-LTS:~# cat update-os.sh
#!/bin/bash
rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend
rm -rf /var/lib/dpkg/lock
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade -y
apt-get dist-upgrade -y
apt-get autoremove -y
apt-get autoclean -y
root@ubuntu-20-LTS:~# ./update-os.sh
Hit:1 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal InRelease
Hit:2 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates InRelease
Hit:3 http://au.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports InRelease
Hit:4 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-security InRelease
Reading package lists... 96%
...
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub'
Sourcing file `/etc/default/grub.d/init-select.cfg'
Generating grub configuration file ...
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.13.0-27-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.13.0-27-generic
Found linux image: /boot/vmlinuz-5.4.0-48-generic
Found initrd image: /boot/initrd.img-5.4.0-48-generic
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.elf
Found memtest86+ image: /boot/memtest86+.bin
done
Removing linux-modules-5.4.0-26-generic (5.4.0-26.30) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.31-0ubuntu9.2) ...
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
root@ubuntu-20-LTS:~#
Reboot your system after running this process before continuing with Step 2.
reboot
Step 2: Determine what your OS is based on
Determine what your OS is based on. To do this, run the following command:
lsb_release -a
Step 3: Pick the correct instructions to use
If required, review the table below based on your 'lsb_release' information to pick the appropriate instructions to use:
| Release & Codename | Instructions to use |
|---|---|
| 18.x / bionic | You must build from source or upgrade your Operating System Ubuntu 20.x |
| Linux Mint 19.x / tina | You must build from source or upgrade your Operating System Linux Mint 20.x |
| Linux Mint 20.x / ulyana | Use Ubuntu 20.04 instructions below |
Distribution Package Install Instructions
Distribution: Debian 10
The packages support the following platform architectures:
| i686 | x86_64 | ARMHF | AARCH64 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Step 1: Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository
Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository using the following command:
echo 'deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/npreining:/debian-ubuntu-onedrive/Debian_10/ ./' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/onedrive.list
Step 2: Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository release key
Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository release key using the following command:
wget -qO - https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/npreining:/debian-ubuntu-onedrive/Debian_10/Release.key | sudo apt-key add -
Step 3: Update your apt package cache
- Run:
sudo apt-get update
Step 4: Install 'onedrive'
- Run:
sudo apt install onedrive
Step 5: Read 'Known Issues' with these packages
- Read and understand the known issues with these packages below, taking any action that is needed.
Distribution: Debian 11
The packages support the following platform architectures:
| i686 | x86_64 | ARMHF | AARCH64 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Step 1: Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository
Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository using the following command:
echo 'deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/npreining:/debian-ubuntu-onedrive/Debian_11/ ./' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/onedrive.list
Step 2: Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository release key
Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository release key using the following command:
wget -qO - https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/npreining:/debian-ubuntu-onedrive/Debian_11/Release.key | sudo apt-key add -
Step 3: Update your apt package cache
- Run:
sudo apt-get update
Step 4: Install 'onedrive'
- Run:
sudo apt install onedrive
Step 5: Read 'Known Issues' with these packages
- Read and understand the known issues with these packages below, taking any action that is needed.
Distribution: Ubuntu 20.04
The packages support the following platform architectures:
| i686 | x86_64 | ARMHF | AARCH64 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ❌ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Step 1: Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository
Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository using the following command:
echo 'deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/npreining:/debian-ubuntu-onedrive/xUbuntu_20.04/ ./' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/onedrive.list
Step 2: Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository release key
Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository release key using the following command:
wget -qO - https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/npreining:/debian-ubuntu-onedrive/xUbuntu_20.04/Release.key | sudo apt-key add -
Step 3: Update your apt package cache
- Run:
sudo apt-get update
Step 4: Install 'onedrive'
- Run:
sudo apt install onedrive
Step 5: Read 'Known Issues' with these packages
- Read and understand the known issues with these packages below, taking any action that is needed.
Distribution: Ubuntu 21.04
The packages support the following platform architectures:
| i686 | x86_64 | ARMHF | AARCH64 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ❌ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Step 1: Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository
Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository using the following command:
echo 'deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/npreining:/debian-ubuntu-onedrive/xUbuntu_21.04/ ./' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/onedrive.list
Step 2: Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository release key
Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository release key using the following command:
wget -qO - https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/npreining:/debian-ubuntu-onedrive/xUbuntu_21.04/Release.key | sudo apt-key add -
Step 3: Update your apt package cache
- Run:
sudo apt-get update
Step 4: Install 'onedrive'
- Run:
sudo apt install onedrive
Step 5: Read 'Known Issues' with these packages
- Read and understand the known issues with these packages below, taking any action that is needed.
Distribution: Ubuntu 21.10
The packages support the following platform architectures:
| i686 | x86_64 | ARMHF | AARCH64 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ❌ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Step 1: Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository
Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository using the following command:
echo 'deb https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/npreining:/debian-ubuntu-onedrive/xUbuntu_21.10/ ./' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/onedrive.list
Step 2: Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository release key
Add the OpenSuSE Build Service repository release key using the following command:
wget -qO - https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/home:/npreining:/debian-ubuntu-onedrive/xUbuntu_21.10/Release.key | sudo apt-key add -
Step 3: Update your apt package cache
- Run:
apt-get update
Step 4: Install 'onedrive'
- Run:
apt install onedrive
Step 5: Read 'Known Issues' with these packages
- Read and understand the known issues with these packages below, taking any action that is needed.
Known Issues with Installing from the above packages
1. The 'onedrive' client will automatically startup post 'authentication' without any further actions.
The 'onedrive' client will automatically startup post 'authentication' without any further actions. In some circumstances this may be highly undesirable and can also lead to data loss.
This is because, when the package is installed, the following symbolic link is created:
Created symlink /etc/systemd/user/default.target.wants/onedrive.service → /usr/lib/systemd/user/onedrive.service.
This issue is being tracked by: #1274
Important: It is highly advisable that you remove this symbolic link before you configure or authenticate your client. If you do not remove this symbolic link before you configure or authenticate your client this could lead to multiple copies of the client running, leading to sync conflics and operational issues which may include data loss (data deleted locally & on OneDrive).
Do not rely on this symbolic link for your systemd configuration to automatically start your onedrive client - refer to Running 'onedrive' as a system service on how to configure this correctly.
2. The client will segfault | core-dump when exiting
When the client is being run in --monitor mode manually, or when using the systemd service, the client will segfault on exit.
This issue is caused by the way the Ubuntu 'onedrive' packages are built using the Ubuntu LDC package & compiler options which is the root cause for this issue. Refer to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ldc/+bug/1895969
Additional references:
Resolution Options:
- Uninstall the package and build client from source