Microsoft OneDrive is a cloud storage and file sharing service that can be used on various operating systems, including Linux. If you are an Ubuntu user looking to take advantage of OneDrive, here is a guide to help you install OneDrive on your Ubuntu machine.

Step 1: Update your Ubuntu System

Before you can install OneDrive on your system, you need to ensure that your Ubuntu operating system is up-to-date. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

This command will update all the software packages on your system, including the necessary ones for installing OneDrive.

Step 2: Install OneDrive Dependencies

The next step is to install the dependencies required for OneDrive. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:

sudo apt-get install libcurl4-openssl-dev libsqlite3-dev git make

This command will install the necessary libraries and packages required to install OneDrive.

Step 3: Download and Install OneDrive

Once you have installed the dependencies, you need to download OneDrive from Microsoft’s GitHub repository. You can do this by running the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/abraunegg/onedrive.git

cd onedrive/

make

This will download the OneDrive repository and install it on your system.

Step 4: Authorize OneDrive

The next step is to authorize OneDrive to access your Microsoft account. You can do this by running the following command in your terminal:

./onedrive

This will open a browser window that prompts you to sign in to your Microsoft account. After signing in, you will be asked to grant access to OneDrive. Confirm the access to proceed.

Step 5: Sync Files

Now that OneDrive is installed and authorized, you can start synchronizing your files. You can do this by running the following command:

onedrive –synchronize

This will start the file synchronization process between your Ubuntu machine and OneDrive.