This simple tutorial shows how to install Zoom video communication client in Ubuntu 24.04 desktop.

Zoom is a popular app for video/audio conferencing meetings and live chat. It works on Linux, Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and ChromeOS.

For Ubuntu users, Zoom can be installed either via native .deb package and universal Flatpak package. Choose either one that you prefer.

Method 1: Install Zoom .deb package

Zoom website provides native .deb package for Debian and Ubuntu users. Just download & install the package will get zoom app in your system.

Step 1: Download Zoom package

Zoom provides official package available to download at the link below:

You can skip this step if you’ve already downloaded the package.

Step 2: Install Zoom as well as its dependencies

Finally, in the terminal window, just run the command below to install Zoom, as well as the 2 dependency packages:

sudo apt install ~/Downloads/zoom_amd64.deb

Instead of typing ~/Downloads/zoom_amd64.deb, you can drag’n’drop the .deb package into terminal to insert path to file.

That’s it. After installation, search for and launch Zoom either from the overview, start/application menu depends on your desktop environment and enjoy!

Method 2: Install Zoom Flatpak package

Zoom is also available to install as Flatpak package in Ubuntu and most other Linux.

It’s an unofficial package maintained by community and runs in sandbox environment (the source is available in Github page). However, Flatpak is easy to update and configure app permissions.

Tips: Linux Mint 21 can directly search for and install Zoom flatpak package from Software Manager.

1. First, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal, then run command to enable Flatpak support:

sudo apt install flatpak

2. Then, install the app as Flatpak package by running the command below in terminal:

flatpak install https://dl.flathub.org/repo/appstream/us.zoom.Zoom.flatpakref

Since it runs in sandbox, it also needs to download lots of run-time libraries.

Once installed, search for and launch the app either from start menu or Gnome overview screen. depends on your desktop environment (Log out and back in if app icon not visible).

3. To update the Flatpak package, use command:

flatpak update us.zoom.Zoom

And, you may install Flatseal for a graphical interface to configure the Flatpak package permissions.

Uninstall

To uninstall Zoom deb package as well as the dependencies, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal, and run command:

sudo apt remove --autoremove zoom

To uninstall the Flatpak package, run this command instead:

flatpak uninstall --delete-data us.zoom.Zoom

Also run flatpak uninstall --unused to clear the useless run time libraries.