Zoom
Drop-in replacementFree with paid extrasThe official Linux app. Same account, same meeting links.
Does Zoom run on Linux?
Verdict: Yes
Yes. Zoom publishes an official Linux app and lists supported versions of Ubuntu, Mint, Debian, Fedora, openSUSE, Red Hat and Arch. Meetings, video, audio and screen sharing all work.
Zoom's own system requirements name the supported Linux systems, including Ubuntu 20.04 or higher, Mint 20 or higher, Debian 11 or higher, Fedora 32 or higher, openSUSE 16 or higher, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 or higher and Arch Linux, all 64-bit. Older releases such as Ubuntu 18.04 and Debian 10 were dropped from version 7.0.0 onwards.
Installing is a download and a double click, with separate installer files for Ubuntu and Mint, for Fedora and Red Hat, and for openSUSE. The app looks and works like the Windows one: joining and hosting meetings, camera, microphone, chat, breakout rooms, virtual backgrounds and recording.
Screen sharing can need one extra step on newer systems using the Wayland display system, which Ubuntu and Fedora now use by default. Zoom will usually ask permission the first time and then behave. If a whole-screen share refuses, sharing a single window works.
Nothing changes about your account, meeting links or calendar invitations. You can also join any meeting from a browser without installing anything, which is a useful fallback.
Zoom on Linux, and alternatives
Microsoft Teams
Different way of workingFree with paid extrasOnly if your group already uses it. Browser only on Linux, since Microsoft withdrew the Linux app.
Signal
Different way of workingFreeFor small private video calls rather than scheduled meetings. Has a proper Linux app and is end-to-end encrypted.
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