Can kio-gdrive be installed to Kubuntu, or only KDE Neon?

Question

Having read this article I have been trying to install kio-gdrive 1.2 to Kubuntu 17.04. I previously installed kaccounts-provider without issue.

I then downloaded the .tar.xz of v1.1.80 from the link provided and followed the instructions from README.md. I immediately ran into the KF5I18n and KF5KIO problems exactly as detailed in this unresolved reddit post. Note that I also tried installing from a newer version of the .tar.gz of v1.1.90, which I guess only became available after the article was written, and also from the cloned git repository, with the exact same results. I also uninstalled and reinstalled kio, which did not go well, but I think I'm all better now.

I was eventually able to overcome these problems by following the Debian/Kubuntu instructions for KStars which also has these packages as dependencies. But now I have an exactly similar problem, but with a different package: KPimGAPI. Google isn't helping much this time.

My best guess ATM is kio-gdrive can only be installed if one is running proper KDE Neon. If that's right, then I'm ready to give up after reading the Neon FAQ, unless anyone wants to persuade me that I am at least no worse off with it than Kubuntu - my impression is that I would be. If I read the runes correctly then simply adding the Neon repository just seems like making a rod for my own back.

Answer 1

I ended up installing google-drive-ocamlfuse. With it you can "mount" a "Google Drive" to a folder.

I executed:

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:alessandro-strada/ppa
sudo apt update && sudo apt install google-drive-ocamlfuse
mkdir ~/gdrive
google-drive-ocamlfuse ~/gdrive

That way you can use e.g. advanced interactive synchronizers, like the one included in Krusader:

Finally, in order to "unmount":

fusermount -u ~/gdrive

There is more information in this OMG! Ubuntu article.

Answer 2

Yes, I've just done it on 17.10, using the PPA below.

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:kubuntu-ppa/backports
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install kio-gdrive

Update your system with latest fixes:

sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Then, go to System Settings -> Online Accounts. Add google account and check "Google Drive" (possibly a logout/login or reboot is also needed).

You will find your drive in Dolphin -> Places -> Network -> Google Drive.

Dophin view

Reference: https://pkgs.org/download/kio-gdrive