"$d_SysMaint""y_Zoom/zoom notes.txt" www.BillHowell.ca 13Jul2020 initial /home/bill/PROJECTS/System_maintenance/y_Zoom/zoom notes.txt 08********08 #] ??Oct2020 08********08 #] ??Oct2020 08********08 #] ??Oct2020 08********08 #] ??Oct2020 08********08 #] ??Oct2020 08********08 #] ??Oct2020 08********08 #] ??Oct2020 08********08 #] 12Oct2020 Zoom for government - some ideas for install locations install?? nothing is clear!! frustrating NOTE: arc files, eg zoom-1_amd64.deb, right-click on "zoom-1_amd64.deb" -> extract with ARC -> (doesn't ask for root pwd?) preview data.tar.xz - folders install into root (simple!!!) opt/zoom/ - 20 folders, 84 files, has .so libraries usr has [bin, shar]/ subDirs preview control.tar.gz - [control, md5sums, postinst, postrm]/ suDirs where the heck does this go? root of .deb file - [_gpgbuilder (983B), debian-binary (4B)] very small files where do these go? Hell with it, just try : $ cd '/home/bill/SG6/PROJECTS/SW install & maintain/y_Zoom/' $ sudo apt install "./zoom-1_amd64 for government.deb" Problem reading the RPM header of ./zoom-1_amd64 for government.deb. Is it an RPM file? No valid arguments specified. >> try original name $ sudo apt install "./zoom-1_amd64.deb" Problem reading the RPM header of ./zoom-1_amd64.deb. Is it an RPM file? No valid arguments specified. >> no good, too much time wasted!!! (again, and again, and again...) +-----+ https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/204206269-Installing-or-updating-Zoom-on-Linux#h_89c268b4-2a68-4e4c-882f-441e374b87cb >> I already tried this! see : Using the terminal Download the DEB installer file from our Download Center Open the download location using a file manager. Right click in the file manager and click Terminal or Open in Terminal to open the terminal in the current location. 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 Enter your admin password and continue the installation when prompted. 08********08 #] 18Jul2020 test Zoom video of me 1. plug in webcam USB 2. Zoom menu -> Settings -> Video -> radio buttons Camera : UVC Camera (046d:0825) My video: Enable HD : off Enable mirror effect : off (turn on to point to background or video?) Meetings : Always display participant names on their video : on Turn off my video when joining meeting : on (off when I speak?) Always show video preview dialog when joining a video meeting : on Hide non-video participants : off 3. Zoom menu -> Settings -> Virtual background for now, selected Earth in space, later put in Hussar panorama ******** #] 13Jul2020 setup and test for webcam use, see "/home/bill/PROJECTS/System_maintenance/webcam/webcam notes.txt" download Zoom app for Linux, try LMDE Software Manager >> not listed https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=269885 >> no help Download from Zoom : https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/204206269-Installing-or-updating-Zoom-on-Linux Using the terminal 1. Download the DEB installer file from our Download Center >> saved to : "/home/bill/PROJECTS/System_maintenance/y_Zoom/zoom_amd64.deb" 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 +-----+ My 1st attempt : $ sudo apt install ./zoom_amd64.deb [sudo] password for bill: Reading package lists... Done E: Unsupported file ./zoom_amd64.deb given on commandline >> oops, forgot to download the installer!! >> back to #1. +-----+ My 2nd attempt after downloading installer : $ sudo apt install "/home/bill/PROJECTS/System_maintenance/y_Zoom/zoom_amd64.deb" +--+ Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done Note, selecting 'zoom' instead of '/home/bill/PROJECTS/System_maintenance/y_Zoom/zoom_amd64.deb' The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: aspectj libalberta-dev libalberta4 libasm4-java libaspectj-java libaudcore3 libbinio1ldbl libboost-atomic1.55.0 libboost-chrono1.55.0 libboost-context1.55.0 libboost-filesystem1.55.0 libboost-graph1.55.0 libboost-locale1.55.0 libboost-math1.55.0 libboost-program-options1.55.0 libboost-python1.55.0 libboost-random1.55.0 libboost-regex1.55.0 libboost-serialization1.55.0 libboost-signals1.55.0 libboost-test1.55.0 libboost-timer1.55.0 libbtf1.2.0 libcglib3-java libchromaprint0 libclamav7 libclang1-3.5 libcommons-lang-java libcr0 libcsparse3.1.2 libcublas6.0 libcudart6.0 libcufft6.0 libcufftw6.0 libcuinj64-6.0 libcurand6.0 libcusparse6.0 libcxsparse3.1.2 libdvbpsi9 libfltk-gl1.3 libfltk1.3 libgeronimo-jpa-2.0-spec-java libgeronimo-osgi-support-java libgl2ps0 libglpk36 libgtkglext1 libguess1 libhdf5-8 libicu4j-4.4-java libintl-perl libiomp5 libiso9660-8 libjasper1:i386 libjetty8-java libklu1.2.1 libldl2.1.0 liblept4 libmowgli-2-0 libnppc6.0 libnppi6.0 libnpps6.0 libnvblas6.0 libnvvm2 liboctave2 libosgi-foundation-ee-java libpango1.0-0:i386 libpng12-0:i386 libpostproc53 libpsurface-dev libpsurface0v5 libqhull6 libqscintilla2-11 libqscintilla2-l10n libqt5webkit5 libsbsms10 libspqr1.3.1 libstreams0 libsuperlu4 libswscale3 libtinyxml2-2 libtinyxml2.6.2 libudev1:i386 libug-dev libug3.11.0 libug3.12.1 libvcdinfo0 libxcb-composite0 linux-headers-3.16.0-5-amd64 linux-headers-3.16.0-5-common linux-headers-3.16.0-7-amd64 linux-headers-3.16.0-7-common linux-headers-3.16.0-8-amd64 linux-headers-3.16.0-8-common linux-image-3.16.0-5-amd64 linux-image-3.16.0-7-amd64 linux-image-3.16.0-8-amd64 mint-backgrounds-tessa nvidia-modprobe octave-common python-pyparsing Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove them. The following additional packages will be installed: dconf-cli ibus libxcb-xtest0 Suggested packages: ibus-clutter ibus-doc The following NEW packages will be installed: dconf-cli ibus libxcb-xtest0 zoom 0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 14 not upgraded. Need to get 636 kB/42.6 MB of archives. After this operation, 159 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y Get:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 dconf-cli amd64 0.26.0-2+b1 [29.7 kB] Get:2 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 ibus amd64 1.5.14-3+deb9u2 [511 kB] Get:3 /home/bill/PROJECTS/System_maintenance/y_Zoom/zoom_amd64.deb zoom amd64 5.1.422789.0705 [41.9 MB] Get:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch/main amd64 libxcb-xtest0 amd64 1.12-1 [95.1 kB] Fetched 636 kB in 1s (386 kB/s) Selecting previously unselected package dconf-cli. (Reading database ... 585117 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../dconf-cli_0.26.0-2+b1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking dconf-cli (0.26.0-2+b1) ... Selecting previously unselected package ibus. Preparing to unpack .../ibus_1.5.14-3+deb9u2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking ibus (1.5.14-3+deb9u2) ... Selecting previously unselected package libxcb-xtest0:amd64. Preparing to unpack .../libxcb-xtest0_1.12-1_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libxcb-xtest0:amd64 (1.12-1) ... Selecting previously unselected package zoom. Preparing to unpack .../y_Zoom/zoom_amd64.deb ... Unpacking zoom (5.1.422789.0705) ... Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60) ... Setting up libxcb-xtest0:amd64 (1.12-1) ... Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1) ... Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:i386 (2.50.3-2+deb9u2) ... No such key 'enable-sni-support' in schema 'org.mate.panel' as specified in override file '/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/mint-artwork.gschema.override'; ignoring override for this key. Processing triggers for libglib2.0-0:amd64 (2.50.3-2+deb9u2) ... No such key 'enable-sni-support' in schema 'org.mate.panel' as specified in override file '/usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/mint-artwork.gschema.override'; ignoring override for this key. Setting up dconf-cli (0.26.0-2+b1) ... Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.24-11+deb9u4) ... ldconfig: /usr/lib/libcjson.so.1 is not a symbolic link Setting up ibus (1.5.14-3+deb9u2) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.6.1-2) ... Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.8-1+deb9u1) ... Unknown media type in type 'all/all' Unknown media type in type 'all/allfiles' Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.13.3-9) ... Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-1) ... Setting up zoom (5.1.422789.0705) ... run post install script, action is configure... +-----+ 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 +--+ $ sudo apt update Ign:1 http://muug.ca/mirror/linuxmint/packages cindy InRelease Hit:2 http://muug.ca/mirror/linuxmint/packages cindy Release Hit:3 http://security.debian.org stretch/updates InRelease Hit:5 http://www.deb-multimedia.org stretch InRelease Ign:6 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch InRelease Hit:7 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch-updates InRelease Hit:8 http://deb.debian.org/debian stretch Release Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done 14 packages can be upgraded. Run 'apt list --upgradable' to see them. # enddoc