How to install TrueConf client application for Linux

TrueConf offers native applications for multiple Linux distributions. Check out TrueConf advantages:

  • 4K video conferencing for up to 2000 users
  • Team messaging and personal chats
  • Ability to archive chats and group them by folders
  • Support for “favorites” (a private chat with important messages to be reviewed)
  • Meeting recording
  • Content sharing and slideshow
  • Remote desktop control
  • Real-time meeting management
  • 100% security for your communications.

Find out your operating system version

You can check your operating system version by running the following command in the terminal (it can be applied for all Linux operating systems):

The basic information about your operating system, including its name and version, will be displayed in the console. For example, on the screenshot below you can see that you are using Debian 10:

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Should you encounter any problems with application installation, please contact our technical support team.

Graphical Installation

For installing TrueConf, we recommend using the graphical installer. The graphical installer can be invoked by (double) clicking the downloaded package. Depending on your distribution you will get different possibilities to install the package, e.g. Open with Ubuntu Software Center.

To install the application from the terminal, run the commands with sudo, or first switch to administrator mode by executing the su - command in the terminal and entering the root password. Please note that sudo may not be available in the OS by default. You can check its availability with the sudo -V command. The examples shown below include sudo.

Debian, Ubuntu, Mint

How to Install It?

You will need to run a command using the administrator account to launch the downloaded package:

trueconf_client_name.deb — the downloaded package name

TrueConf repository address is assigned automatically after the application installation.

Alternate installation

Run the following commands in the terminal (console) under the administrator account:

  • Debian 12 and below

    • Execute the following command to create the file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/trueconf.list which already contains all required content:

    • Run the following commands consecutively under the administrator account:

  • Debian 13+

    • Execute the following command to create the file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/trueconf.sources which already contains all required content:

    • Run these commands consecutively under the administrator account to install the key:

      Attention! If you previously installed TrueConf application from the repository by using the .pub key (or an error occurs during public key verification), you first have to delete the old key by running this command:

      And repeat key installation.

    • Now refresh information about packages and install the application:

  • Ubuntu 22.10+

    • Execute the following command to create the file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/trueconf.sources which already contains all required content:

    • Run these commands consecutively under the administrator account to install the key:

      Attention! If you previously installed TrueConf application from the repository by using the .pub key (or an error occurs during public key verification), you first have to delete the old key by running this command:

      And repeat key installation.

    • Now refresh information about packages and install the application:

  • Ubuntu 22.04 and below, Linux Mint

    Execute the following commands:

How to Update It?

Attention! If you previously installed TrueConf application from the repository by using the .pub key (or an error occurs during public key verification), you first have to delete the old key by running this command:

Next, repeat key installation and update the application:

After initial installation of the application in one of the suggested methods you will be notified about updates automatically.

CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Fedora, openSUSE

Connection of EPEL repository

Before installing TrueConf on CentOS and Red Hat, connect the EPEL repository by running the following command as the administrator:

How to Install It?

You will need to run a command to launch the downloaded package:

  • CentOS (you need to install and enable EPEL repository beforehand):

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (you need to install and enable EPEL repository beforehand):

  • Fedora:

  • openSUSE:

Where trueconf_client_name.rpm is the downloaded package name.

TrueConf repository address is assigned automatically after the application installation.

Alternate installation for CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Fedora

  • Create a file /etc/yum.repos.d/trueconf.repo with the following command (the file with required contents will be created immediately):

    • For CentOS (you need to install and enable EPEL repository beforehand):

    • For CentOS Stream (you need to install and enable EPEL repository beforehand):

    • For Red Hat Enterprise Linux (you need to install and enable EPEL repository beforehand):

    • For Fedora:

  • Run commands:

    For CentOS Stream 9, Fedora 38:

    For CentOS older than Stream 9, Fedora older than version 38 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux:

Alternate installation for openSUSE

  • Create a file /etc/zypp/repos.d/trueconf.repo with the following command (the file with required contents will be created immediately):

  • Run commands:

How to Update It?

After initial installation of the application you will be notified about updates automatically.

Arch

How to Install It?

Available only for 64-bit systems:

trueconf_client_name.pkg.tar.xz — the downloaded package name.

How to Update It?

The distribution is installed on top of the current version.

We are constantly improving and developing our products, so when new versions of the client application are released, the user will receive an automatic notification from the system right away!

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