Yes, you can use Google Drive on MX Linux (based on Xfce) by using the google-drive-ocamlfuse
package, which allows you to mount your Google Drive as a local folder. Here's how to do it:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
sudo apt install google-drive-ocamlfuse libpam-mount
Create a Google Drive client ID:
client_id
and client_secret
.Configure Google Drive:
google-drive-ocamlfuse --help-auth-url -headless
This will display an authentication URL that you can open in your browser on another device to authorize the app.
Mount Google Drive:
Now, you can mount your Google Drive:
google-drive-ocamlfuse /path/to/mount/point
Replace /path/to/mount/point
with the desired location where you want to mount your Google Drive.
Unmount Google Drive:
When you're done, unmount it like any other mounted drive:
fusermount -u /path/to/mount/point
Automatic mounting on login (optional):
To automatically mount Google Drive on login, add the following line to your /etc/fstab
file:
/path/to/mount/point google-drive-ocamlfuse uid=1000,gid=1000,allow_other,empty,sync 0 0