[HOW TO] Install Webex

[walt.roth]

How to Install Webex

Tested with:

• Zorin OS 18 Core
• Webex 46.2.1.34187

Download:

• Webex (download .DEB): https://www.webex.com/downloads.html
• webex_public.key: https://binaries.webex.com/WebexDesktop-Ubuntu-Official-Package/webex_public.key

Install:

• Open Terminal
• Change to Downloads directory: cd Downloads/
• sudo apt-get install ./Webex.deb

Import/Verify Signature:

• gpg --import webex_public.key
• sudo apt-get install dpkg-sig
• gpg --verify Webex.deb

Known issues:

• No screen sharing with Wayland
• No app sharing with Wayland
• No virtual backgrounds

Reference:

• Webex App for Linux
• Note in referenced instructions it mentions to check the cryptographic signature using dpkg-sig. This is no longer included in Ubuntu/Zorin. As a replacement I used gpg
• Cross-Platform Known Issues and Limitations