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josoliv
Asked: 2020-06-22 19:57:47 +0800 CST

How to install Zoom for online meeting?

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Just installed Ubuntu 20.04.

The latest version of zoom (software-install) I found is 14.

Can anyone help me how to install zoom? I and my wife need it for online classes.

software-installation software-sources zoom-meeting

3 Answers

  1. I've been using Zoom on Ubuntu using the official .deb file downloaded from their site. However, the latest update (Version 5.1.412382.0614) made things look ugly (huge icons, low-res, etc) and behave strangely.

    So, after some fiddling around I found that there is a snap of the zoom-client that works better than the .deb file with the added advantage that it auto-updates. You can install it from the Software Center or from the command line using the following command.

    sudo snap install zoom-client
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  2. Download the .deb package from Zoom Download Centre

    GUI Method

    1. Install Gdebi Package Installer through sudo apt install gdebi
    2. Open the .deb file with Gdebi.
    3. Click install.

    CMDline Method

    1. Run the following commands in terminal:

      sudo apt update
sudo apt install ./zoom_amd64.deb
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  3. From the Zoom download page here: Download Center - Zoom. Select Ubuntu for Linux Type, make sure the OS Architecture matches your system and select 14.04+.

    Once it is downloaded CD into the folder where it was downloaded to and run the following.

    sudo apt update
sudo dpkg -i /path/to/deb
sudo apt install -f

    Note: This installs it using native tools; however, you might run into issues with dependencies, this should be solved using the sudo apt install -f but pay attention to the terminal output to make sure no further steps are needed.

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