Downgrade Linux Client to Older Version

[LRE64]

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".

[dov]

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! 😫

[dov · Accepted solution]

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.

[LRE64]

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

[elvci02]

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

[freeride_r]

Annotations in Zoom don't work for me on the client Version 5.14.2 (ubuntu 22.04).
Thanks a lot for the this link:  5.10.3.2778

[slickx]

Where do you find these links to older versions?

[Thomas_Ma]

Thanks for this idea. I had similar problems with Zoom Workplace 6.2.6 because my computer is quite old.

As I am on Ubuntu, I needed a .deb file to downgrade to an older version.

How to find the right file for you :
1. Go to Zoom Download center and copy the link to the latest version (without downloading it).
In my case : https://zoom.us/client/6.4.6.1370/zoom_amd64.deb

2. Look at the references for older versions on the release notes page and transform the link with the right version number.
Note that it is not presently possible to connect to your account with a version older than 6.0.2
In my case, I could download 6.1.5 (871) version with this modified url :
https://zoom.us/client/6.1.5.871/zoom_amd64.deb

3. Install the file :

- Open a terminal from the folder where the file was downloaded.
- Add this command :  sudo apt install ./zoom_amd64.deb

I uninstalled the newer version before but I don't know if it was necessary. Try this if required.

[zan1]

I have a brand-new laptop with Pop!_OS (Ubuntu) and this downgrade workaround restored my Zoom in-meeting control buttons. Feel like if I'm paying for Zoom I shouldn't have to downgrade, though!