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    How to Install Zoom on Ubuntu 18.04

    By RahulJune 15, 20202 Mins Read

    Zoom application is one of the most popular application these days. The Zoom cloud meetings application provides simplified video conferencing with the real-time messaging and content sharing over the internet.

    The zoom client allows you to join meeting without sign in to the application. To start a new meeting, you would required to login to the application. Visit zoom.us to create account.

    This tutorial will help you to install Zoom client on your Ubuntu system.

    Prerequisites

    In this tutorial, you will install Zoom client application on Ubuntu using snap packages. So, you must have install Snapd service on your system.

    Run the following commands to install Snapd service on your system:

    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install snapd
    

    Installing Zoom on Ubuntu

    Zoom client is available as snap packages. In the above step you have installed Snapd service on our system. Now, your Ubuntu system is ready to install Zoom client.

    Run the following command to to install zoom client on your Ubuntu system:

    sudo snap install zoom-client
    

    Once the installation succeeded, you will see the following result on your system screen like:

    zoom-client 5.0.399860.0429 from oliver Grawert (ogra) installed
    

    Access Zoom Application

    The application installer, add a launcher to the desktop systems. Search for the Zoom client under the applications. You will see the Zoom application launcher as shown in the screenshot below.

    Launch zoom client on ubuntu

    Click on the launcher button to start zoom application.

    Running zoom client ubuntu

    You must have a meeting ID to join meeting. Click on “Join a Meeting” button, then enter meeting ID and your name (to display in meeting) to connect meeting. You can get the meeting ID from the host of meeting.

    You can also host a meeting on Zoom. To host a meeting you need to sign in to the zoom client application. After login you will get 4 options, Join meeting, new meeting, schedule or share screen only.

    Ubuntu 18.04 Zoom Zoom Client
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    7 Comments

    1. ram on March 3, 2022 8:07 am

      thank you tecadmin

      Reply
    2. Raiyan on August 2, 2021 5:12 am

      run the command sudo lsof /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend then do sudo kill {the PID number} then press ENTER

      Reply
    3. ALI on January 25, 2021 1:45 pm

      NOT WORKINGGGGG

      Reply
      • Rahul on January 28, 2021 4:47 am

        Hi Ali, What issue are facing with install zoom on Ubuntu?

        Reply
        • Chandra on June 3, 2021 5:09 am

          Getting below issue
          # sudo apt install snapd
          E: Could not get lock /var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend – open (11: Resource temporarily unavailable)
          E: Unable to acquire the dpkg frontend lock (/var/lib/dpkg/lock-frontend), is another process using it?

          Reply
    4. Michelle on January 2, 2021 7:46 pm

      Hi,
      I have ubuntu 18.04 32 bit. Do you know how to install zoom on this OS?

      Thank you for guidance!

      Reply
    5. David Major on December 14, 2020 12:18 am

      Thank you for a concise instruction

      Reply

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