Installing zoom on ubuntu using terminal

 

  1. Download the DEB installer file from our Download Center
  2. Open the download location using a file manager.
  3. Right click in the file manager and click Terminal or Open in Terminal to open the terminal in the current location.
  4. Type in the following command and press Enter to run it. 
    sudo apt install ./zoom_amd64.deb
    Note:
    • Make sure you enter the correct DEB filename. In most cases, the filename will be zoom_amd64.deb, but will be different if you have using a 32-bit system or a DEB file for an older version of Debian or Ubuntu.
    • If you're using Debian and get an error saying you are "not in the sudoers file", run the following commands, then try installing again. 
      su - 
apt install sudo
  5. Enter your admin password and continue the installation when prompted.

Dependencies

If dependencies are not installed when using the terminal or graphical installer, run this command to update the package database, then try installing Zoom again.

sudo apt update

If you have issues installing, make sure you have the following dependencies installed.

libglib2.0-0
libgstreamer-plugins-base0.10-0 
libxcb-shape0
libxcb-shm0
libxcb-xfixes0
libxcb-randr0
libxcb-image0
libfontconfig1
libgl1-mesa-glx
libxi6
libsm6
libxrender1
libpulse0
libxcomposite1
libxslt1.1
libsqlite3-0
libxcb-keysyms1
libxcb-xtest0
ibus

Uninstalling Zoom

If you want to uninstall, run the following command in the terminal.

sudo apt remove zoom

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