Now in the Terminal, run this command as sudo to install Gnome Online accounts utility: $ sudo apt install gnome-online-accounts When the search result appears, click on the Terminal icon to open it. Make sure you are an authorized user otherwise, you will not be able to add, remove or configure any application on Debian.īefore installation, it might ask for confirmation by providing you with a Y/n option. Once Gnome Online Accounts utility is installed on your system, it can be launched via following command in Terminal: $ gnome-control-center online-accounts Hit y and then Enter to continue the installation. There is an alternative way to open the Gnome Online Accounts utility. To do so, right-click the desktop and select Settings. In the Settings utility, select the Online Accounts tab from the left panel. Here is how the Online Accounts window will look like: Step 2: Adding Google Account to the list of Online Accounts In the Gnome Online Accounts utility, you will see a list of various online services which you can configure to be used in your Debian system. For now, we want to access Google drive in our system. So for this purpose, select the Google account in the list of Online accounts. Please make sure you have an internet connection so that you can sign in to the Google account. The following Sign in screen will appear for you to enter Google account credentials. Enter your Google account ID and then password. Once you are logged in, you will be presented with the following screen showing you the permissions you are allowing to your system for the Google drive account. Review the permissions and click the Allow button to permit Gnome access to your Google drive account. It allows you to select the apps you want to sync with Gnome. These settings can be changed at any time. However, in the meantime, make sure the Files slider is in on position so that you can access the Google Drive files in your Debian File Manager. Now close the above window and you will see your Google account added in the list of online accounts. If you have another Google account, you can add it as well in a similar way.

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