If your work requires using a Linux distribution (such as Ubuntu, Debian, or Red Hat), you no longer need to use Windows 10 to connect with your colleague at work since Microsoft Teams is now available on Linux.
Once you download and install Microsoft Teams, you can access all the same features available with the app on Windows 10, including chat, video meetings, calling, and collaboration on Office documents from your Microsoft 365 and business processes within a single interface.
In this guide, you will learn the steps to install Microsoft Teams on Linux.
Install Microsoft Teams on Ubuntu Linux
To install the Microsoft Teams app on Ubuntu Linux, use these steps:
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Click the Linux DEB download button. (If you have a distribution like Red Hat that requires a different installer, use the Linux RPM download button.)
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Save the file on the computer.
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Double-click the *.deb file to launch the installer.
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Click the Install button.
After you complete the steps, Microsoft Teams will install, and it will be available from the app menu.
If you want to install the app using the Terminal with use this command with the DEB package: sudo dpkg -i **teams-package-file-name**. If you are using the RPM package, use this command: sudo yum install **teams-package-file-name**.
Install Microsoft Teams using commands on Ubuntu Linux
To install the Teams app using commands, use these steps:
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Open Terminal.
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Type the following command and press Enter:
curl https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | sudo apt-key add -
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Type the following command to download the package to install the app and press Enter:
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/ms-teams stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/teams.list'
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Type the following command and press Enter:
sudo apt update
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Type the following command to install Microsoft Teams on the Linux distro and press Enter:
sudo apt install teams
Once you complete the steps, the application will install on your Linux distribution. After the process, you can open the app by typing teams in the Terminal or from the app launcher.