If you use Zoom through a browser?  works for me

chromium-browser
--app=https://us02web.zoom.us/wc/join/82466379827?pwd=Z0xERGZib2VqZTlMSjlIY1pXUW80Zz09

On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 4:53 PM Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
> The linux version of the zoom binary playing with mine doesn't seem to like 
> taking any external input, instead just wanting to launch the the app, often 
> still running.  None of the recommendations worked for me either.  Either it 
> doesn't exist in linux, or has been removed, but seems absent to open with 
> external input.  Since the covids has made them "critical infrastructure", 
> they've been making a lot of changes, not all good, so wouldn't surprise me 
> if they removed scripting to keep the kiddies from exploiting them using 
> their own app in zoombombing court cases and school sessions with pr0n.
>
> I was looking around at how their URI linkage works for zoommtg:// 
> registering, but happened to find this, requires Ruby, but might work for you 
> with script examples.
>
> https://github.com/benbalter/zoom-launcher
>
> I use gmail, so I just click on the link and it works magically for me, which 
> is great vs. garbage like M$ Teams and Cisco Webex.  Both behemoths should 
> hire some of Zoom or Slack folks to make their crappy electron apps work this 
> good under linux.
>
> -mb
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 1:20 PM Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Have you tried just:
>> zoom
>> "--url=zoommtg://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09"
>>
>>
>> The error seems to be saying that it you have the option launch that it
>> doesn't want any other arguments, and the instructions don't say
>> anything about the option launch.
>>
>> Brian Cluff
>>
>> On 9/29/20 8:47 AM, Jim via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>> > Thanks. I tried using the instructions there to connect to the test
>> > meeting at
>> > https://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09.
>> > Here's what I entered:
>> >
>> > $ zoom launch
>> > --url=zoommtg://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09
>> > ERROR: "zoom launch" was called with arguments
>> > ["--url=zoommtg://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09"]
>> > Usage: "zoom launch"
>> >
>> > Then it put me back at the command prompt.  I looked again at the
>> > instructions to see if I missed something.  I missed where it said to
>> > include the quotes.  so I tried that:
>> >
>> > $ zoom launch
>> > "--url=zoommtg://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09"
>> > ERROR: "zoom launch" was called with arguments
>> > ["--url=zoommtg://zoom.us/j/94780156957?pwd=SWx1WHNJcjVNUndjV2pxTkNseEQ0UT09"]
>> > Usage: "zoom launch"
>> > $
>> >
>> > On 9/28/20 9:49 PM, Brian Cluff via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>> >> This looks like it's got the info you need:
>> >> https://superuser.com/questions/1563255/start-a-zoom-meeting-from-the-command-line
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Brian Cluff
>> >>
>> >> On 9/28/20 9:40 PM, Jim via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>> >>> I already have the zoom client.  What do I enter at the command line
>> >>> to make zoom launch and connect to a particular meeting?
>> >>>
>> >>> On 9/27/20 2:42 PM, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>> >>>> On Sun, 27 Sep 2020 09:12:08 -0700
>> >>>> Jim via PLUG-discuss <[email protected]> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> Is there a way to launch zoom and have it connect to a meeting using
>> >>>>> the command line?  I'm looking for something simpler than opening
>> >>>>> Thunderbird, finding the email with the link to the meeting, clicking
>> >>>>> the link then waiting for the web browser to open, then for it to
>> >>>>> launch zoom.
>> >>>> You can install a Zoom client.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> SteveT
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Steve Litt
>> >>>> Autumn 2020 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times
>> >>>> http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive
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