Learn how to – How To Install Zoom Client on Fedora 38/37/36/35/34/33

Learn how to – How To Install Zoom Client on Fedora 38/37/36/35/34/33.

Welcome to our guide today on how to install Zoom on Fedora 38/37/36/35/34/33/32 Linux system. Zoom is a popular, widely used Video Conferencing and Web Conferencing Service. Zoom unifies group messaging, cloud video conferencing, simple online meeting into one easy-to-use platform. The Zoom Client can be installed on Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, and H.323/SIP room systems.

Features of Zoom client

• High-quality video and audio: Zoom offers high-definition video and audio quality, making it ideal for online meetings, webinars, and remote training sessions.
• Screen sharing: Users can share their screen with others during a meeting, allowing them to collaborate on documents, presentations, and other files in real-time.
• Recording: Meetings can be recorded and saved to the cloud, making it easy to share recordings with others or to refer back to them later.
• Breakout Rooms: Hosts can divide participants into smaller groups for focused discussions, team building and other activities.
• Waiting Room: Hosts can control the entry of participants in the meeting by placing them in a waiting room until they are admitted.
• Chat: Users can send instant messages to other participants during a meeting, making it easy to ask questions or share information.
• Whiteboarding: Users can collaborate on a virtual whiteboard, allowing them to share ideas and brainstorm together in real-time.
• Virtual Backgrounds: Users can change their background during a meeting to make it more engaging or to hide their surroundings.
• Scheduling: Users can schedule meetings in advance and send out invites to other participants, making it easy to plan and organize remote meetings.
• Security: Zoom offers robust security features, including end-to-end encryption, password protection, and the ability to lock meetings to prevent unwanted participants from joining.

An RPM package is provided on the Downloads page for installation on CentOS / RHEL and Fedora System.

Let’s start by downloading the latest release of Zoom Client.

sudo yum -y install wget
wget https://zoom.us/client/latest/zoom_x86_64.rpm

Then install Zoom Client on Fedora Linux with yum command:

sudo yum install ./zoom_x86_64.rpm

Hit the y key to start the installation:

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Transaction Summary
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Install  29 Packages

Total size: 180 M
Total download size: 25 M
Installed size: 735 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y

The dependencies required and Zoom Client will be installed on Fedora.

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Installed:
  cpp-12.2.1-4.fc37.x86_64             ibus-1.5.27-5.fc37.x86_64            ibus-gtk3-1.5.27-5.fc37.x86_64            ibus-libs-1.5.27-5.fc37.x86_64                   ibus-m17n-1.4.18-1.fc37.x86_64
  ibus-setup-1.5.27-5.fc37.noarch      libICE-1.0.10-9.fc37.x86_64          libSM-1.2.3-11.fc37.x86_64                libXScrnSaver-1.2.3-11.fc37.x86_64               libXmu-1.1.3-9.fc37.x86_64
  libXt-1.2.1-3.fc37.x86_64            libmpc-1.2.1-5.fc37.x86_64           libxkbcommon-x11-1.4.1-2.fc37.x86_64      m17n-db-1.8.0-27.fc37.noarch                     m17n-lib-1.8.0-13.fc37.x86_64
  python3-cairo-1.21.0-3.fc37.x86_64   python3-gobject-3.42.2-2.fc37.x86_64 python3-gobject-base-3.42.2-2.fc37.x86_64 python3-gobject-base-noarch-3.42.2-2.fc37.noarch setxkbmap-1.3.3-3.fc37.x86_64
  xcb-util-0.4.0-20.fc37.x86_64        xcb-util-image-0.4.0-20.fc37.x86_64  xcb-util-keysyms-0.4.0-18.fc37.x86_64     xhost-1.0.8-4.fc37.x86_64                        xmodmap-1.0.11-2.fc37.x86_64
  xorg-x11-xauth-1:1.1.2-2.fc37.x86_64 xorg-x11-xinit-1.4.0-15.fc37.x86_64  xrdb-1.2.1-4.fc37.x86_64                  zoom-5.13.5.431-1.x86_64

Complete!

You can check the version of Zoom Client installed on CentOS 8 / Fedora Desktop with the rpm command:

$ rpm -qi zoom
Name        : zoom
Version     : 5.13.5.431
Release     : 1
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Tue 24 Jan 2023 05:33:12 PM UTC
Group       : default
Size        : 613987985
License     : see https://www.zoom.us/
Signature   : RSA/SHA512, Mon 16 Jan 2023 10:56:02 AM UTC, Key ID 7b04a1b8dd79b481
Source RPM  : zoom-5.13.5.431-1.src.rpm
Build Date  : Mon 16 Jan 2023 10:02:11 AM UTC
Build Host  : client-client-linux-docker-u16-qt51511-442-pcxjb-0vgbd-4fmvq
Relocations : /
Packager    : Zoom Linux Team <https://support.zoom.us>
Vendor      : Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
URL         : https://www.zoom.us
Summary     : Zoom Cloud Meetings
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Use CLI or your Desktop Launcher to start Zoom Client on CentOS / Fedora Linux machine.

You can then join a meeting using ID or Signin and start creating and Managing conference meetings and chats.

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