To set up:
- Create a subdirectory in you
$HOME
, e.g.$HOME/.dropbox-<ACCOUNT>
- Put
dropbox-start
into that directory and give itchmod u+x
- Put
dropbox-<ACCOUNT>.desktop
into~/.local/share/applications/
- Symlink (or copy) the
.desktop
file to~/.config/autostart
With this setup you can start it from the GUI and also it will autostart on login.