{"id":656,"date":"2018-09-17T00:02:05","date_gmt":"2018-09-16T21:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kifarunix.com\/?p=656"},"modified":"2024-03-11T19:43:16","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:43:16","slug":"how-to-install-zoom-video-communications-client-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/how-to-install-zoom-video-communications-client-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Zoom Video Communications Client on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Install<\/figure><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Zoom Video Communications Client on Ubuntu. Zoom<\/a> is an easy to use and secure communication software that offers video conferencing, online meetings, chat, mobile collaboration and webinars across multiple platforms: mobile devices, desktops, telephones, and room systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Installing Zoom Client on Ubuntu<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Download Zoom Package<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To download Zoom package, navigate to Zoom Download Centre<\/a>,and choose the package for your specific Linux type, OS Architecture and Version of OS. In this case you select Ubuntu as the Linux Type, 64 OS architecture and version 14.04+. After that click the download button and save the package.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can also download the package as shown below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

wget https:\/\/zoom.us\/client\/latest\/zoom_amd64.deb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Install Zoom Client on Ubuntu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Once the download is complete, install the package either from the GUI or the CLI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GUI Installation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
To install Zoom from GUI, Open the file manager and navigate to download location.<\/p>\n\n\n
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\"Install<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
Double click or right click on the package and choose Open With Software Install. This opens up the Zoom Installer. Click install<\/strong> button to install Zoom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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When you click Install, you will be prompted to enter your password to authorize the installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Enter your password and authenticate to launch installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Command Line Installation<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
To install Zoom from terminal, navigate to download location, for my case it is Downloads directory and run the following command to install Zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n
dpkg -i ~\/Downloads\/zoom_amd64.deb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
If you encounter any dependency error as shown below, run the command below to fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nSelecting previously unselected package zoom.\n(Reading database ... 118356 files and directories currently installed.)\nPreparing to unpack zoom_amd64.deb ...\nUnpacking zoom (2.4.129780.0915) ...\ndpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of zoom:<\/strong>\nzoom depends on libxcb-xtest0; however:<\/strong>\nPackage libxcb-xtest0 is not installed.<\/strong>\n\ndpkg: error processing package zoom (--install):<\/strong>\n...output snipped...\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
To fix this, run the command below and repeat the installation step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
apt -f install<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
To deal with dependencies problem automatically, just use APT <\/strong> to run the installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
apt install ~\/zoom_amd64.deb<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Once the installation is complete, you can launch Zoom as described below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Launching Zoom Client<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
When installation is complete, click on the Activities<\/strong> tap at the top left corner of your Ubuntu UI, type zoom<\/strong> search and press enter to launch it.<\/p>\n\n\n
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You can now join the meeting or sign in if you already have an account with Zoom. That is all it takes to install Zoom on Ubuntu 18.04 Desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In our next tutorial, we will discuss how to setup or join a zoom meeting on Ubuntu 18.04<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other Tutorials;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Install and Configure Elastic Auditbeat on Ubuntu 18.04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Install Latest Wireshark on Ubuntu 18.04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Configure Sendmail to Use Gmail Relay on Ubuntu 18.04\/Debian 10\/9<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Install KDE Plasma on Debian 10\/9\/Ubuntu 18.04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Install OpenVAS 9 with PostgreSQL in Ubuntu 18.04<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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