Using CloudApp on Linux

CloudApp is an application that focuses on the exchange of files in the simplest and most elegant way possible, the problem is that it is focused on Mac OS, but thanks to its api we can also use it on Linux with py-CloudApp.

py-CloudApp places us a small rectangle towards which we will drag the files we want to share; The idea is to do things in 2 steps: Drag a file, and paste its link. By dragging a file to the indicated area, it will begin to upload immediately, when it is ready it will notify us and at the moment the link will be added to our clipboard, in order to share it quickly and easily.

Since all this is done in the "cloud", to use it you will have to crear una cuenta, and with this we will also have access to the online file manager. The free version has some limitations, and although they should not present a major problem with moderate use, we have the option of acquiring a paid account for US $ 45 a year (There are also more affordable plans for 6 and 3 months at $ 25 and $ 15 respectively) .

• Free version: 25 Mb limit per file and a maximum of 10 uploads per day.
• Paid version: Limit of 250 Mb per file, unlimited uploads and custom domain.

Installation

To install it, first we have to comply with its dependencies, in this case they are 2: pyQT4 and Python 2.5 or higher; once the dependencies are satisfied, you just need to extract the files from the tarball and run the file: cloudapp

For Unity, we will also have to execute this command:

gsettings set com.canonical.Unity.Panel systray-whitelist "['all']"

Then we restart, and thus we bring the notification area, without which we could not enter the configuration.