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Wmbm1
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May 13, 2020

Issue Loading Microsoft Teams on Ubuntu 18.04

I'm trying to access Microsoft Teams desktop on Ubuntu 18.04   After installation of .deb file, I run "teams" command and two window start, Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Teams Preview.   One is b...
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4til7
Copper Contributor
Jun 30, 2020

I am experiencing the same problem when I installed Teams under Ubuntu 20.04 using a repository. Both dialogs are visible but clicking on the spots for entering login info didn't work.

 

When I installed the regular "installer" from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/microsoft-teams/download-app), I encountered the same problem: two dialogs. One white, one with the login... and, although I can get the "sign-in address" field to select (indicated by a purple bar) it accepts no input.

 

Basically, it appears the Microsoft Teams app for Linux does not run under the versions of Ubuntu Linux that would be used in a business environment.

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    Chromeronin
    Copper Contributor
    Jul 08, 2020

    4til7 I have noticed the following - Installed using the download offered from the Office 365 site, showing as Teams v1.0 Preview. Ubuntu 20.04

    When I remove Teams from the startup apps list, it re-adds itself next time you launch Teams.
    If I logout while Teams is running, it will off error with"There has been a glitch" and hang the shell

    Same result if I "Quit" Teams, before logout, as the tool tray item is still running.

    If I "Quit and Exit" from the menu, the tool tray item closes too, and I can logout without error.

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