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Downgrade Linux Client to Older Version

  • March 29, 2022
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I'm struggling to find an older version of the Linux Zoom Client to downgrade to.

 

For the last few versions of Zoom, I've had a lot of trouble with screensharing - which isn't a good look in front of my customers.

 

I've filed plenty of error reports each time it's happened but Zoom don't seem interested in doing anything about it.

 

Does anyone know where I can find an older version of the app?  The Zoom download centre doesn't seem to understand the concept of "old versions".

      Best answer by dov

      I found out how to downgrade. Older versions are available at links like the following:

       

      https://zoom.us/client/5.9.6.2225/zoom_x86_64.rpm

       

      Note that you have to know/guess the exact URL in order to find the version to download. The directories aren't browsable, or searchable.

       

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      dov
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      April 18, 2022

      My situation is even worse. I just downloaded the latest version of zoom and it repeatedly crashes on application start. So now I am effectively blocked out of zoom until they fix this bug or they provide an old version to download! 😫

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        dovAnswer
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        April 18, 2022

        I found out how to downgrade. Older versions are available at links like the following:

         

        https://zoom.us/client/5.9.6.2225/zoom_x86_64.rpm

         

        Note that you have to know/guess the exact URL in order to find the version to download. The directories aren't browsable, or searchable.

         

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          LRE64Author
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          April 18, 2022

          Thanks for the tip @dov .

           

          I've also found that the web client is mostly functional.  About the only missing feature that matters to me is the ability to annotate the screen.

           

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          Edit: the version numbers appear to be deducible from here (at least until Zoom decide to take that away) 

           

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          Edit 2: for debian-derivatives, the file name appears to be zoom_amd64.deb, eg: https://zoom.us/client/5.9.6.2225/zoom_amd64.deb 

           

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          Edit 3: 5.10.3.2778  claims to have fixed the screen sharing issue I was having: 

           

          > Resolved an issue regarding crashes when attempting to share screen

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            elvci02
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            April 25, 2022

            Downgrading works for me... Thanks for the link.

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              pegasus15
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              June 9, 2025

              Same issue on Fedora!

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              pegasus15
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              June 9, 2025

              I have the same issue on Fedora since the last 2 updates. No solution from Zoom customer service since, nor advice on how to downgrade. I don't see either why I should pay for a service that is broken after an update and stay without any solution. This makes me want to look for alternatives (like Private Discuss).

               

              Thank you for your hints here! I'll try to downgrade to a prior version.

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