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mkdir $HOME/UbuntuOne
cd $HOME/UbuntuOne

and install the dependencies:

apt-get install python-twisted pyqt4-dev-tools bzr python-lazr.restfulclient python-oauth python-pyinotify python-protobuf gnome-common gobject-introspection xutils-dev libnautilus-extension-dev libgconf2-dev libebook1.2-dev gnome-settings-daemon-dev python-twisted-names python-libproxy python-distutils-extra python-setuptools

There are two ways to obtain the source code (1b is recommended):

1a. From bazaar repository (latest development version)

If you are using this option you need to neglect the version numbers in the following.

1b. Download the tarball from launchpad (latest stable version)

If you have downloaded the latest stable version you have to extract all downloaded archives

2. Set the $PYTHONPATH

So open the file in your favorite editor (I use vim):

And add the following lines:
# Ubuntu One PYTHONPATH
export PYTHONPATH=”$HOME/UbuntuOne/configglue-1.0.3:$PYTHONPATH”
export PYTHONPATH=”$HOME/UbuntuOne/dirspec-3.0.0:$PYTHONPATH”
export PYTHONPATH=”$HOME/UbuntuOne/ubuntuone-client-3.0.1:$PYTHONPATH”
export PYTHONPATH=”$HOME/UbuntuOne/ubuntuone-storage-protocol-3.0.0:$PYTHONPATH”
export PYTHONPATH=”$HOME/UbuntuOne/ubuntu-sso-client-1.3.3:$PYTHONPATH”

The $PATH and $LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable needs modification, too. So also add this:

# Ubuntu One PATH

Then reload the settings:

3. Build the client:

The next step is to build the client. Note that you do not need to run make install and pollute your $HOME 🙂

3. Get an auth token

wget http://people.canonical.com/~roman.yepishev/us/ubuntuone-sso-login.py 

python ubuntuone-sso-login.py 

Ubuntu SSO Login: **your Ubuntu SSO Login**
Password: **your Ubuntu SSO Password**
oauth=hPQWPsH:rhOokmNiRuuoiHe... 

4. Copy the configuration file and add an auth token 

Create the directory and copy the config file of the server:

[__main__]
oauth=hPQWPsH:rhOokmNiRuuoiHe... 

This part (3. & 4.) is best described here.

5. Wrapper files

The files look like this:

u1sdtool-wrapper
#!/bin/bash
# u1sdtool wrapper for headless Ubuntu One
if [ -z “$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS” ]; then
    ENVVAR=”DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS”
    eval $(ps xe | grep “[u]buntuone-syncdaemon.*$ENVVAR” |
           sed -E “s/.*($ENVVAR=[^ ]+).*/1/g” )
    if [ -z “$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS” ]; then
        # Ubuntu One is not running and we don’t have a dbus daemon
        eval `dbus-launch –sh-syntax`
    fi
    export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
fi
exec u1sdtool “$@”
ubuntuone-syncdaemon-wrapper
#!/bin/bash
# wrapper for headless Ubuntu One
if [ -z “$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS” ]; then
    ENVVAR=”DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS”
    eval $(ps xe | grep “[u]buntuone-syncdaemon.*$ENVVAR” |
           sed -E “s/.*($ENVVAR=[^ ]+).*/1/g” )
    if [ -z “$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS” ]; then
        # Ubuntu One is not running and we don’t have a dbus daemon
        eval `dbus-launch –sh-syntax`
    fi
    export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
fi
exec ubuntuone-syncdaemon $HOME/.config/ubuntuone/syncdaemon.conf &
ubuntu-sso-login-wrapper
#!/bin/bash
# ubuntu-sso-login wrapper for headless Ubuntu One
if [ -z “$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS” ]; then
    ENVVAR=”DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS”
    eval $(ps xe | grep “[u]buntuone-syncdaemon.*$ENVVAR” |
           sed -E “s/.*($ENVVAR=[^ ]+).*/1/g” )
    if [ -z “$DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS” ]; then
        # Ubuntu One is not running and we don’t have a dbus daemon
        eval `dbus-launch –sh-syntax`
    fi
    export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
fi
exec ubuntu-sso-login “$@”

6. Start the syncdeamon

7. Use the u1sdtool-wrapper

This shows you the available commands:

These might be tho ones you need the most:

u1sdtool-wrapper –list-folders

Examples:

1. Add a folder to be synched (that is already in the cloud)

Type:

Get:
Folder list:
  id=2ce31368-0a79-411e-XXX subscribed=False path=/home/mpei/Xoom
Type:
u1sdtool-wrapper –subscribe-folder=2ce31368-0a79-411e-XXX

Known issues:

1. network-manager / connection: With User Not Network

fixed the problem for me 🙂