“Can I install Zoom in Linux?” Was the first question that came to my mind when my bosses informed me that we would work from home and use zoom for remote meetings and one-on-one interactions with other employees and clients. The answer to the first question is yes, you can install Zoom on Linux. Let’s take a look at how to download and install the Zoom client in four different Linux distributions: Fedora, Manjaro (Arch), OpenSUSE and Ubuntu / Debian.
How to install zoom in fedora
To show how to install Zoom in Fedora, we use Fedora 35. To get started, you must first download the package from the Zoom website.
- Open your web browser and go to Zoom download page.
- Select “Fedora” for “Linux Type” and “64-bit” for “Operating System Architecture”. Click “Download”.
- Save the file to your downloads folder.
- Open a terminal window and type the following command:
sudo rpm -i Downloads/zoom_x86_64.rpm
- Enter the root password when prompted, and then “y” when prompted. This will install the Zoom package.
- Activate Zoom from the Applications menu.
Alternatively, if you want to avoid using the console and command lines, right-click on the downloaded package (x86_64.rpm) and select “Open with Software Install”.
Enter the root password when prompted.
Wait for Zoom to install.
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How to install Zoom in OpenSUSE
The openSUSE Linux Enterprise fork, openSUSE Leap, is one of the most stable and popular Linux distributions in the open source community. We use openSUSE Leap for this tutorial.
- Open your web browser and go to the Zoom download page.
- Select “OpenSUSE” for “Linux Type” and “64-bit” for “Operating System Architecture”. Click “Download”.
- Save the file to your downloads folder.
- After downloading, open a terminal window and type the following command:
sudo zypper install Downloads/zoom_openSUSE_x86_64.rpm
- Enter the root password when prompted, then press “y” when prompted. This will install Zoom on your system.
- Click “i” (Ignore) when “Signature Verification Failed” is displayed [6-File is unsigned]” message.
- Once installed, you can activate Zoom from the Applications menu.
Alternatively, you can right-click on the package “zoom_openSUSE_x86_64.rpm” and select “Open with Discover”.
This will allow you to install Zoom with the GUI interface.
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How to install Zoom in Manager
Manjaro is based on Arch Linux and is easy to use, especially for new Linux users.
Note that installing the Zoom client in Arch-based distribution is very different from installing in Debian-based or RHEL-based distribution. With Arch-based distribution, you need to activate the makefile Command to install Zoom client.
- Open a console to install the
gitandbase-develdishes.
sudo pacman -S git base-devel
- Get the Zoom package via git clone.
git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/zoom.git
- Change to the “Zoom” library and install Zoom Through
makepkgcommand.
Enter “y” when prompted to continue the installation.
- Once installed, you can activate Zoom from the Applications menu.
How to install Zoom in Ubuntu / Debian
- Open your web browser and go to the Zoom download page.
- Select “Ubuntu” (or Debian) for “Linux Type”, “64-bit” for “Operating System Architecture”, and click “Download”. Save the .deb file to your downloads folder.
- Open a terminal window. Change the directory to the “Downloads” directory and run the Zoom Through installation
apt installcommand.
cd Downloads sudo apt install ./zoom_amd64.deb
Enter the root password when prompted. Also, press “y” when prompted.
- Once installed, you can activate Zoom from the Applications menu.
Alternatively, you can double-click the .deb file to run the software center installer. Click the Install button.
Common questions
1. Why do I need to install Zoom in Linux when there are so many Zoom plugins?
Although the Zoom extension is available for multiple web browsers, in the rare event that your web browser stops working, you have the Zoom client. Besides, it sometimes takes months after a new release for developers to update plugins.
2. Can you easily remove the Zoom client?
Uninstalling Zoom is a moment from the command prompt. All distributions can be removed with a single command.
For example, to uninstall a Zoom client from an Ubuntu-based distribution, enter the following from the command prompt:
Alternatively, to uninstall from Red-Hat-based distribution, enter the following from the command prompt:
Installing Arch distro is equally easy:
Uninstalling Zoom from other Linux distributions is just as simple.
3. Why not just install Zoom from the distribution repository?
Linux development teams were late in adopting Zoom in their repositories. But they are getting closer. For example, Fedora includes the zoom in its database.
It’s refreshing to see Linux installation options for an app as popular as Zoom – especially when so many application development teams ignore Linux when they release a new version of an app. Not only do Zoom developers offer Linux installation, they do the extra mile by offering multiple installations for various Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, Debian and Arch.
If you are looking for more help with zoom, check out this zoom keyboard shortcut sheet and how to use a custom background with zoom.
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