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shevy-ruby

KDE chat-replacements for Zoom etc...

Are there KDE applications that can be used as a drop-in replacement for e. g. zoom? I am struggling with the binaries of zoom and getting them to work right now (they worked fine a few months ago), and I am getting really tired of binaries not working well. I figure with the current increase in required chat-functionality, that would be quite useful for KDE as a whole, but last time I remember, the KDE-specific applications weren't really that great.

Posted Mar 18, 2020, 3:04 PM UTC

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kupiqu•

Unfortunately, popular protocols are closed, so it's frequently not very easy to use opensource alternatives, as most of the world just doesn't care.

I just use zoom flatpak package. It does its job... [I don't like using applications on the browser, I very much prefer using desktop apps]

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AndydeCleyre•

Sorry 🤷‍♂️, I just use Zoom or Jitsi Meet, both via Firefox. And sometimes Google Duo on Android.

EDIT: I was totally wrong, Zoom is just the app, not via Firefox.

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pailanderCO•

Zoom

How can you use it via Firefox? AFIK, there's only a scheduler addon?

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AndydeCleyre•

My mistake, I thought it was Firefox on my wife's laptop but it was the app.

Try Jitsi Meet if you haven't yet.

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AndydeCleyre•

Turns out there's this:

https://github.com/arkadiyt/zoom-redirector

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pailanderCO•

It just redirects, as the name suggests. You still need the client.

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AndydeCleyre•

I haven't used it, but doesn't it redirect to the web client, which just runs in your browser, without any external apps?

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