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I read this article and want to avoid the complicated procedure to get Microsoft Teams running on Ubuntu 18.04.

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Teams/TEAMS-and-LINUX-The-Future-is-Now/m-p/308382/highlight/true#M23115

Is there a simpler way?

Update 2021:

Follow the official docs: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/get-clients#linux

guettli
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On my Ubuntu 18.04.2 I installed it via the command :

sudo snap install teams-for-linux

( I did not understand the other answers completely
and the linked versions are older 0.2.1.
my install is 0.3 )

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You can use the following electron client:

https://github.com/IsmaelMartinez/teams-for-linux

You can do desktop and screen sharing and all the other basics (mentions, video and audio call, integrations, opening meeting links, etc)

This is a continuation from the ivelkov project.

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Edit 2023

The Linux version of Microsoft Teams is no longer supported. It is recommnded to switch to PWA version, using Chrome, Chromium or Edge. See https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/microsoft-teams-progressive-web-app-now-available-on-linux/ba-p/3669846 for details.

Repository install

Installing from the official Microsoft Teams DEB repository has the advantage that Microsoft Teams will get automatically updated together with your other packages, as soon as Microsoft publishes a new release.

Here are four easy cut & paste installation steps to get about this:

1.Install the repository signing key:

$ curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc |sudo apt-key add -

2.Add the ms-teams repository as a file to the apt sources.list.d:

$ echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/ms-teams stable main" |sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teams.list

3.Update the apt packages cache:

$ sudo apt update

4.Install teams from the newly added repository:

$ sudo apt install teams
Serge Stroobandt
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  • In of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS the use of apt-key is deprecated. You add the key to keyrings and configure apt sources to use the key. curl -s https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmour -o /usr/share/keyrings/packages-microsoft.gpg ; echo 'deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/packages-microsoft.gpg] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/ms-teams stable main' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teams.list – sastorsl May 09 '22 at 11:41
  • I see below errors after following above steps. E: Unable to locate package teams Any clue ? – Achal Apr 08 '23 at 17:19
  • @Achal April 2023: Teams on Linux is end-of-life. See my edited answer above for more information. – Serge Stroobandt Apr 12 '23 at 19:17
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Install the debian package from the following repository!

https://github.com/sudhirnakka/teams-ubuntu-enhanced/releases

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  • This works fine for me. With Chrome and Ubuntu 18 the application is running without any error. I can even participate to calls and see screenshares. I just can't share yet. – Pierre de LESPINAY Apr 03 '19 at 09:37
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    This works for as long as microsoft accepts it. As soon as they see more and more Linux users connecting they will lock us out. – Rinzwind Apr 05 '19 at 07:42
  • @Rinzwind do you think so? Why should microsoft lock linux users out? – guettli Sep 04 '19 at 08:08
  • That is based on passed experiences. Microsoft has been proven to be unthrustworthy. Skype was one example. – Rinzwind Sep 04 '19 at 08:14
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  1. Microsoft Teams Progressive Web App:
    Login at teams.microsoft.com website in a PWA-friendly web browser (anything Chromium-based), wait/hope for the “install” prompt to be shown (if not you can use the tools > ‘create a shortcut’ menu option). (Source: OMG! Linux.)
  2. Web app in the browser.
  3. Unofficial Microsoft Teams client for Linux using Electron. It uses the Web App and wraps it as a standalone application using Electron, as deb-package, AppImage, snap from the Snap Store and flatpak from the Flathub.

Discontinued

  1. Flatpak from the Flathub. [The Linux version of Microsoft Teams is no longer supported. It is recommnded to switch to PWA version, using Chrome, Chromium or Edge. See https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/microsoft-teams-blog/microsoft-teams-progressive-web-app-now-available-on-linux/ba-p/3669846 for details.]
  2. December 2022 (although page https://aka.ms/get-teams-linux is still available and PWA is not shown):
    Microsoft has released an official Linux app in October 2020, if you prefer an app to the browser version of MS teams.
    I am not a fan of MS Teams but there are situations you have to use it. It seems the MS-teams app repository (see other answer) is not updated anymore.

You can install the official version as:

  1. As deb package from the official MS Teams download page. If you need more details how to install the deb package, you find it on the Website for Students. Delete configuration folders to reset Teams:

    rm -rf ~/.config/teams
    rm -rf ~/.config/Microsoft/Microsoft\ Teams

  2. As Snap package from the Software App or snapcraft.io-Page or in a terminal (sudo snap install teams).

Filbuntu
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Kindly follow below steps.

curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo apt-key add -

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/ms-teams stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teams.list'


sudo apt update
sudo apt install teams
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    Thank you. I found the officials docs now: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoftteams/get-clients#linux – guettli Sep 04 '21 at 17:44
  • I see below errors after following above steps. E: Unable to locate package teams Any clue ? – Achal Apr 08 '23 at 17:19
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you can install by the following command

cd /tmp

wget https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/ms-teams/pool/main/t/teams/teams_1.2.00.32451_amd64.deb

dpkg -i teams_1.2.00.32451_amd64.deb
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  • This looks dirty. Is there no way which works six months later. I guess above version won't since it contains fixed version numbers. – guettli Apr 28 '20 at 14:13
  • @guettli the above URL for microsoft package has been removed since 28-Feb-2023 but you can still check the parent URL for this from below link and then download team's package according to your server compatibility

    https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/ms-teams/

     – Mr. Linux Apr 08 '23 at 21:33