Enabling Developer Tools in Linux

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At some point recently Zoom Apps appeared in Zoom for Linux. Oddly though, there is no specific mention of support for Zoom Apps in the Linux release notes, just references to specific aspects of the UI presentation.

I have been able to create an app, register it in the Marketplace, install it in Zoom for Linux, and open it, however I can’t figure out how to enable the developer tools in the webview. This page describes how to do it on Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X:

I have tried adding the INI fragment for Windows to ~/.config/zoomus.conf and restarting, but this seems to have no effect. I have tried right clicking on the app pane, but no menu comes up. Perhaps that is not how you open the developer tools. The documentation above does not actually say how to do it.

I should also note that if I run strings on /opt/zoom/zoom, browser.native.interface is one of the strings which comes up, so the settings seems to exist in Zoom for Linux.

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Thanks for posting in the Zoom Developer Forum. I wasn’t aware that Zoom Apps were available on Zoom for Linux, so I’ll need to verify this and get back to you. Have you tried executing the following command in the terminal as a test?

defaults write ZoomChat webview.context.menu true
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Hi,
To enable the dev tools in Linux, you have to change the value of enableWebviewDevTools from false to true.
This configuration can be found in the following file:

  • ~/.config/zoomus.conf

enableWebviewDevTools=true

Then you need to restart zoom and the developer tools will open automatically when you open your personal application.

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Hi @Gurvan -

I’ve added enableWebviewDevTools=true to my zoomus.conf but it doesn’t seem to work.

Zoom Client Version: 6.3

It looks like the client has detected I added this setting (it was moved to a different line in the config after launching) but I’m still unable to get a context menu or devtools to open in the Zoom Client.

Thanks

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Hi @Gurvan

I tried this and didn’t work for me either. Any ideas what’s wrong? I’m currently using Zoom 6.2

Thanks for your help!

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Hi @diego-warmly , @cody.wolter ,

I tested it this morning with version 6.2.6, and indeed, it’s no longer working. Because the features were limited on Linux for the Zoom application, I had to switch to Windows, where it works correctly. Perhaps Zoom’s support team can help us find a solution for Linux ?
Thanks

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@cody.wolter , @Gurvan , @diego-warmly , @cody.wolter ,

Are you saying that you are unable to enable developer tools of Linux Meeting SDK ? Can you please share a link to the documentation for reference ?

Here is the instructions for enabling logging for the Linux Meeting SDK :

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Please let me know if this helps!

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Hi @donte.zoom

We are trying to enable Dev Tools for Zoom Apps on Linux.

There’s an article here that details instructions for Windows / Mac, but not Linux.

Gurvan’s post in this thread here was a work around but no longer seems to work.

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@cody.wolter ,

Thank you for the quick response! I’m working with the team to gather more information on this topic. Please let me know if you need any additional details or clarification.

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@cody.wolter

While the Zoom App may be installable on Zoom Workplace for Linux, it is not an officially supported operating system. You can find a list of supported operating systems on this support page.

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You can also refer to this thread on this topic:

Please let me know if this helps or if you have any additional information you’d like me to share with the team on this topic.

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Thanks Donte for this information.

I’d like to add that it’s really unfortunate to see support for Linux not being on the roadmap.

Our developers for our Zoom Apps are mainly using Linux as their primary OS. But without direct support for Zoom Apps for Linux and a way to debug them, it makes our development and testing process for Zoom Apps extremely difficult.

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Thank you for taking the time to share feedback on this topic, @cody.wolter! I will share it with the team and check if it’s on the roadmap. We value your feedback and truly appreciate you helping us understand the value that supporting Zoom App on Linux would bring to you and your team.

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Great news, @cody.wolter! I’ve requested a bug ticket to be opened for Linux developer tools support. While there’s no set timeline yet, I’ll keep you updated here when more details become available.

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