How To Install Zoom Client on Fedora 41/40/39/38

Welcome to our guide today on how to install Zoom on Fedora 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 dnf -y install wget
wget https://zoom.us/client/latest/zoom_x86_64.rpm

Then install Zoom Client on Fedora Linux with yum command:

sudo dnf install ./zoom_x86_64.rpm

Hit the y key to start the installation:

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Transaction Summary
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Install  34 Packages

Total size: 199 M
Total download size: 26 M
Installed size: 795 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y

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

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Complete!

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

$ rpm -qi zoom
Name        : zoom
Version     : 6.2.11.5069
Release     : 1
Architecture: x86_64
Install Date: Tue 10 Dec 2024 10:48:11 PM UTC
Group       : default
Size        : 722464606
License     : see https://www.zoom.us/
Signature   : RSA/SHA512, Fri 22 Nov 2024 12:24:13 PM UTC, Key ID 7b04a1b8dd79b481
Source RPM  : zoom-6.2.11.5069-1.src.rpm
Build Date  : Fri 22 Nov 2024 11:48:13 AM UTC
Build Host  : client-den-client-linux-u18-qt51517-release-5075-n9ngl-zp-m4drs
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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