Good morning,
(f-29)
(background) Last week, I was to participate in a "Zoom" meeting for a charity that I'm involved in. I have the needed software on my rarely-used windows-7 box. But I could not complete the windows-7 login (some problem with a windows-7 service). I've since found there is a "Zoom" client for Fedora. "dnfdragora" does not find anything for it. But I found a web page that I hope has what I need. I've downloaded the package ("zoom_x86_64.rpm"), and I've downloaded a "Public Key" ("package-signing-key.pub"). The web site from which I've downloaded these also has a line: Key fingerprint: [some 40 hex digit number]
(4 questions) 1. Do the 2 files need to be in a specific place to do the install? If yes, where? 2. Do I need to be "root" to do the install? 3. What do I do with the "Key fingerprint"? 4. How do I do the install (preferably using "dnf")?
thanks, Bill.
become root (or use sudo) and run :
dnf install [filename]
where filename is the zoom_x86_64.rpm file
for example, if you downloaded the file to /home/jbob/Downloads:
sudo dnf install /home/jbob/Downloads/zoom_x86_64.rpm
or
su -
[enter pw]
# dnf install /home/jbob/Downloads/zoom_x86_64.rpm
On 7/1/19 12:01 PM, home user via users wrote:
Good morning,
(f-29)
(background) Last week, I was to participate in a "Zoom" meeting for a charity that I'm involved in. I have the needed software on my rarely-used windows-7 box. But I could not complete the windows-7 login (some problem with a windows-7 service). I've since found there is a "Zoom" client for Fedora. "dnfdragora" does not find anything for it. But I found a web page that I hope has what I need. I've downloaded the package ("zoom_x86_64.rpm"), and I've downloaded a "Public Key" ("package-signing-key.pub"). The web site from which I've downloaded these also has a line: Key fingerprint: [some 40 hex digit number]
(4 questions)
- Do the 2 files need to be in a specific place to do the install?
If yes, where? 2. Do I need to be "root" to do the install? 3. What do I do with the "Key fingerprint"? 4. How do I do the install (preferably using "dnf")?
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(S. Bob said)
become root (or use sudo) and run : dnf install [filename] [etc]
Thank-you. --------------- bash.1[~]: dnf install Downloads/zoom_x86_64.rpm Adobe Systems Incorporated 15 kB/s | 2.9 kB???????? 00:00 Fedora Modular 29 - x86_64 8.9 kB/s |?? 18 kB???????? 00:02 Fedora Modular 29 - x86_64 - Updates 50 kB/s |?? 17 kB???????? 00:00 Fedora Modular 29 - x86_64 - Updates 757 kB/s | 1.7 MB???????? 00:02 Fedora 29 - x86_64 - Updates 48 kB/s |?? 18 kB???????? 00:00 Fedora 29 - x86_64 - Updates 5.1 MB/s |?? 29 MB???????? 00:05 RPM Fusion for Fedora 29 - Free - Updates 6.1 kB/s | 3.0 kB???????? 00:00 RPM Fusion for Fedora 29 - Free - Updates 368 kB/s | 411 kB???????? 00:01 RPM Fusion for Fedora 29 - Nonfree - Updates 6.3 kB/s | 3.0 kB???????? 00:00 RPM Fusion for Fedora 29 - Nonfree - Updates 92 kB/s |?? 97 kB???????? 00:01 Dependencies resolved. ====================================================================================================================================================== ??Package???????????????????????????????????????????? Architecture Version Repository???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Size ====================================================================================================================================================== Installing: ??zoom?????????????????????????????????????????????????? x86_64 2.8.252201.0616-1 @commandline???????????????????????????????????????????????????? 62 M
Transaction Summary ====================================================================================================================================================== Install?? 1 Package
Total size: 62 M Installed size: 235 M Is this ok [y/N]: y Downloading Packages: Running transaction check Transaction check succeeded. Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded. Running transaction ?? Preparing : 1/1 ?? Installing???????????? : zoom-2.8.252201.0616-1.x86_64 1/1 ?? Running scriptlet: zoom-2.8.252201.0616-1.x86_64 1/1 run post install script, action is 1... current home is /root
?? Verifying?????????????? : zoom-2.8.252201.0616-1.x86_64 1/1
Installed: zoom-2.8.252201.0616-1.x86_64
Complete! bash.2[~]: --------------- It looks like it worked.?? A couple of follow-up questions: 1. It didn't ask for the key package-signing-key file or the key fingerprint.?? Did it use them silently somehow, or were they unneeded? 2. It acted like I used the "--refresh" option, though I did not include that option in the command line.?? Is the "--refresh" option no longer needed?
thanks, Bill.
On 7/1/19 12:27 PM, William via users wrote:
It looks like it worked.?? A couple of follow-up questions:
- It didn't ask for the key package-signing-key file or the key
fingerprint.?? Did it use them silently somehow, or were they unneeded?
It wouldn't use it silently. Did you import the key using rpm? Maybe the package isn't really signed. Or maybe dnf doesn't enforce the signing check when installing rpms directly.
- It acted like I used the "--refresh" option, though I did not include
that option in the command line.?? Is the "--refresh" option no longer needed?
dnf will automatically do a refresh if the repos haven't been checked for some time.
(responding to Samuel)
My 2 follow-up questions were so I could learn.
It wouldn't use it silently. Did you import the key using rpm? ...
I downloaded the 2 files and did the "dnf install". That's all. It worked. So this...
Or maybe dnf doesn't enforce the signing check when installing rpms directly.
makes the most sense to me.
dnf will automatically do a refresh...
ok. Thank-you.
On 7/1/19 11:01 AM, home user via users wrote:
Last week, I was to participate in a "Zoom" meeting for a charity that I'm involved in. I have the needed software on my rarely-used windows-7 box. But I could not complete the windows-7 login (some problem with a windows-7 service). I've since found there is a "Zoom" client for Fedora. "dnfdragora" does not find anything for it. But I found a web page that I hope has what I need. I've downloaded the package ("zoom_x86_64.rpm"), and I've downloaded a "Public Key" ("package-signing-key.pub"). The web site from which I've downloaded these also has a line: Key fingerprint: [some 40 hex digit number]
I have installed this for several people on Fedora.
(4 questions)
- Do the 2 files need to be in a specific place to do the install? If
yes, where?
No.
- Do I need to be "root" to do the install?
Yes.
- What do I do with the "Key fingerprint"?
It sounds like they are now signing the rpm package.
- How do I do the install (preferably using "dnf")?
The instructions are at (although they still use yum): https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/204206269-Linux-Installation
"sudo rpm --import package-signing-key.pub" That registers the signing key with rpm.
"dnf install zoom_x86_64.rpm" That installs the package along with any dependencies if necessary.
(responding to Samuel's Monday post)
Before I saw your post, I had successfully installed Zoom using the instructions provided by S. Bob. But I thank you for trying to help.
home user via users wrote:
(background) Last week, I was to participate in a "Zoom" meeting for a charity that I'm involved in. I have the needed software on my rarely-used windows-7 box. But I could not complete the windows-7 login (some problem with a windows-7 service). I've since found there is a "Zoom" client for Fedora. "dnfdragora" does not find anything for it.
Looks like zoom is also available as flatpak on flathub, I just did: sudo flatpak install us.zoom.Zoom
(after doing: 'flatpak search zoom' to find it)
-- rex
On 7/2/19 10:22 PM, Rex Dieter wrote:
home user via users wrote:
(background) Last week, I was to participate in a "Zoom" meeting for a charity that I'm involved in. I have the needed software on my rarely-used windows-7 box. But I could not complete the windows-7 login (some problem with a windows-7 service). I've since found there is a "Zoom" client for Fedora. "dnfdragora" does not find anything for it.
Looks like zoom is also available as flatpak on flathub, I just did: sudo flatpak install us.zoom.Zoom
(after doing: 'flatpak search zoom' to find it)
????
[egreshko@meimei ~]$ flatpak search zoom No matches found
Ed Greshko wrote:
On 7/2/19 10:22 PM, Rex Dieter wrote:
home user via users wrote:
(background) Last week, I was to participate in a "Zoom" meeting for a charity that I'm involved in. I have the needed software on my rarely-used windows-7 box. But I could not complete the windows-7 login (some problem with a windows-7 service). I've since found there is a "Zoom" client for Fedora. "dnfdragora" does not find anything for it.
Looks like zoom is also available as flatpak on flathub, I just did: sudo flatpak install us.zoom.Zoom
(after doing: 'flatpak search zoom' to find it)
????
[egreshko@meimei ~]$ flatpak search zoom No matches found
Do you have flathub enabled?
For me,
$ sudo flatpak remotes Name Options fedora system,oci flathub system
See also, https://fedoramagazine.org/install-flathub-apps-fedora/
-- Rex
On 7/2/19 11:38 PM, Rex Dieter wrote:
Do you have flathub enabled?
For me,
$ sudo flatpak remotes Name Options fedora system,oci flathub system
OK, I see now. Had to follow the instructions for kubuntu.
Yet another way to find/install software. Unfortunately not integrated with dnf thus requiring command line oriented folks to work a bit harder.
The instructions provided by S. Bob worked.
The zoom web site does provide a quick, partial test. I did it, and the install passed. A full test awaits the next zoom meeting with the charity I help. That should be late this month.
I'm marking this thread SOLVED. My thanks to all who tried to help.
-- He who goes forth with a fifth on the fourth might not come forth on the fifth!
It didn't ask for the key package-signing-key file or the key fingerprint.?? Did it use them silently somehow, or were they unneeded?
Add `localpkg_gpgcheck=1` to `/etc/dnf/dnf.conf` https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/conf_ref.html#localpkg-gpgcheck-label
Many, including myself, feel this should be the default.
Then, when you wish to install a local package without checking the gpg key, add the `--nogpgcheck` option to your dnf command.
List installed rpm keys:
rpm -q gpg-pubkey --qf '%{name}-%{version}-%{release} %{summary}\n'
To import the Zoom gpg key into your rpm database:
sudo rpm --import https://zoom.us/linux/download/pubkey
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