Hi! Not sure that I post this in the right place. Probably not. Still hoping that someone can forward my request to the right body. The .deb files for downloading zoom come with ibus in the “Depends:” field. That’s a problem for many Debian/Ubuntu users, and I’ll try to explain why. Debian/Ubuntu…

[image] donte.zoom: This request seems more fitted for our support. I don’t quite understand how it can be a support request. The page you linked to confirms my observation: That the .deb file which is provided to install zoom on Debian or Ubuntu includes ibus in its dependencies. I’m asking…

Happy to clarify, @gunnarhj ! You’re right in that our support does not prepare the .deb files for installing Zoom. However, our support will work with the team that does and either provide alternative options or place a feature request on your behalf. If you would like to directly provide your use…

Thanks for your clarification, @donte.zoom . I chose to submit it as a support request here: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/requests/14162807

Thank you for updating us @gunnarhj ! Regards, Donte

Hi again, @donte.zoom . The support request path proved to be a dead end. First I was pointed to the email address developersupport@zoom.us, but using that address just resulted in yet another support request: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/requests/14175992 But now some Michael Harrington has cl…

First, sorry for the experience with support. Support service is available for accounts on Pro plans or higher, which is why the ticket was closed. That aside, we appreciated the feedback! I do not believe that dropping ibus from the “Depends:” list in the zoom .deb files will be prioritized for our…

Note: That feedback form seems to be intended for Zoom users. I’m not a Zoom user. I’m working with the maintenance of a tool (im-config) used in Debian and Ubuntu to facilitate the configuration of input methods, e.g. IBus. It’s in that role I have received complaints about the ibus dependenc…

Action needed: drop ibus from “Depends:” stanza in the source code of debian/control. This is osamu@debian.org (my official Debian contact address) who is a core member of maintaining ibus package for Debian. (Gunnar is another core member too. He is heavily involved in Ubuntu side.) His request…

Who creates the zoom .deb package? Can’t you forward this request to that person? Shouldn’t be hard to edit the debian/control file and remove the “Depends:” line mentioning ibus, or moving it to the “Recommends:” section. It seems that Zoom is able to run without having ibus installed, and not requ…

[image] Eberhard: Shouldn’t be hard to edit the debian/control file and remove the “Depends:” line mentioning ibus, or moving it to the “Recommends:” section. Actually moving it to “Recommends:” wouldn’t help much. Also packages in “Recommends:” are pulled by default when installing a package…

Annoying ibus dependency in zoom .deb files

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Annoying ibus dependency in zoom .deb files

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