On 01/29, Gregory Forster wrote: > Hi, I've been using Debian for about 3 months, still a newbie. I'm trying to > get totally off of Windows.One program I'm not sure about is Zoom.If you go > to their web site, they detect you're using Linux and ask which distro > you're using. I'm a little apprehensive about downloading from a vendor web > site. Is there anyone here that's familiar with Zoom on Debian? > > -- > -- Greg >
I started using the Zoom application on Debian systems at the beginning of the pandemic, as many people did. I used it daily from that time until now. I have had no problems with it and it did not affect those computers in any way so I believe that it is totally safe to install it and use it. The Linux and MacOS versions of Zoom often lag behind the Windows version in terms of functionality but they are very useable. In particular, the Windows version seems to have a bit more audio configuration capability than the Linux/MacOS versions but all versions of Zoom work pretty well in my experience. I prefer to use actual applications running natively on the computer than using browser-based apps, and never used Zoom in a browser so I can't speak to the difference between the Zoom application vs. the browser application. But you are in no danger installing Zoom on Debian Linux systems.
