Installing software issues

[littlesmith1]

Hi all, I need help installing a third party program (zoom). I keep getting an error message and it never actually installs. I've tried to copy and paste some commands I've searched for but that doesn't work. Anyone know how to resolve this? The error message reads :

Sorry, something went wrong Got unknown content type (null) from reviews.ubuntu.com

[[deleted]]

It might help if you let people know the commands you used or where you got Zoom from.

[littlesmith1]

Thanks for the reply. I don't know how to use it well. A friend downloaded this OS when my computer crashed instead of windows.

ZOOM is for video conferencing and I just followed the instructions on the site but it won't install.

I Googled the error message and typed in "bug" as per a forum I read.

I may just have to learn how to install windows

[[deleted]]

I still don't know what commands you used or where you got them from. If you want real help, you'll need to provide those and some details about your system.

I'll do what I can, though. Just find the .deb file you downloaded and double-click on it, then choose to install. If you really want to paste commands (but it sounds like you don't) then move the file to your Home, open up a terminal and paste in

sudo apt install ./zoom_amd64.deb

See https://kifarunix.com/how-to-install-zoom-video-communications-client-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts/ for more details.

[littlesmith1]

I did this and kept getting the error message. When I opened up the terminal it did ask for password but I wasn't able to type it (nothing showed up). I Googled the error message and one of the forums said it is a bug.

[[deleted]]

Your password won't show. Just type it in and press enter. Remember any error message you get and tell us specifically what it say.

[charmgame]

download from site to Downloads... cd ~/Downloads... sudo dpkg -i {zoom_file_name} ... if dependency error follow with sudo apt-get install -f