Sync Tomboy Notes with Dropbox in Ubuntu
Recently covered how to sync Tomboy notes across the Ubuntu One network, but many out there prefer file sharing in the cloud to be a bit less “beta” and use Dropbox instead. Luckily syncing Tomboy notes isn’t too terribly difficult this way either.
Install and Setup Dropbox.
Add the Dropbox repository for Ubuntu package source file. Create this file:
/etc/apt/source.list.d/dropbox.list
and then add the following within it: (change intrepid to jaunty or karmic as needed)
deb http://linux.getdropbox.com/ubuntu intrepid main
deb-src http://linux.getdropbox.com/ubuntu intrepid main
Then as root:
apt-get update && apt-get install nautilus-dropbox
Restart nautilus to start Dropbox.
killall nautilus
(Then open nautilus from the Gnome panel).
You will see a new Dropbox icon in your system tray. If not run it from Applications –> Internet –> Dropbox. If you see the System Tray icon Right click on it and select “start dropbox“. The daemon will download the binaries required and start the registration process.
Sync Tomboy Notes
To do this go to Tomboy’s Preferences; in the Synchronization tab, set the sync Service to “Local Folder”. In the “Folder Path” place the path to a sub-folder in your ~/Dropbox directory.
I created a folder in the Dropbox directory and called it Tomboy. Now hit “Save” to synchronize all your Tomboy Notes.
Now each time you create a new note, synchronize it via Tools -> Synchronize.
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