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I installed Dropbox but when I run it. I get an error saying: 

In order to use dropbox you need proprietary daemons. Install python-gpgme.

Then, I headed over to installation of that python module from here but there its written use aptitude or synaptic to install packages which is generally considered a safe and easy way. How to use aptitude to install this python-gpgme? I use apt-get and never used aptitude. Help me to install it.

muru
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  • I downloaded from here https://www.ubuntuupdates.org/package/core/bionic/universe/base/python-gpgme and made the instalation. – user496637 May 28 '18 at 16:34
  • Welcome to Ask Ubuntu! **;-)** It's better to let the OS manage updates then downloading manually downloading and installing apps. [Have a look here](https://askubuntu.com/a/575161/344926) – Fabby May 28 '18 at 18:17

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aptitude, apt-get, synaptic are all front ends. You can use any of them:

  • apt-get install python-gpgme
  • aptitude install python-gpgme
  • (some GUI method for Synaptic)

From 17.10, python-gpgme has been deprecated and replaced by python-gpg. Use that as the package name instead.

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    Update for Ubuntu 18.04: python-gpgme is obsolete, replaced by python-gpg. This dropbox message is a known 'bug': https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus-dropbox/+bug/1759984 – Vassilis Papanikolaou May 05 '18 at 12:40