Officedocs-skypeforbusiness: Supported/tested Linux distros and versions

Created on 11 Dec 2019 · 18Comments · Source: MicrosoftDocs/OfficeDocs-SkypeForBusiness

Which Linux distros are the packages (both RPM and Deb format) tested and supported on?
A table showing which distros and versions it's tested and/or expected to work on would be very useful, if possible!
I ask because the rpm version doesn't install on CentOS 7.7 as it requires a newer libstdc++ than is provided, so I am wondering if it is only supported on CentOS 8.x as the newest release?
(CentOS 7 EOL is June 30, 2024, so it will be around a long while yet!)

Many thanks :)

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ID: 6457d204-d229-9154-28fd-ca9bbb4bddcd
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Content: Get clients for Microsoft Teams - Microsoft Teams
Content Source: Teams/get-clients.md
Service: msteams
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Even just which glibc and libstdc++ library versions are required for this to work would be useful, since that would allow users to check whether they meet the minimum requirements or need to upgrade or find some sort of workaround to get the client to work :)

legooolas on 11 Dec 2019

@legooolas Thank you for submitting feedback and contributing to the docs. We are currently investigating this.

scanum on 12 Dec 2019

@legooolas Thank you for raising this issue! I'll be looking into it!

TokyoScarab on 24 Dec 2019

@LolaJacobsen Would you happen to have any information on this or who to contact who might be able to provide some information that could be used to update the documentation?

TokyoScarab on 26 Feb 2020

Hi @LolaJacobsen Could you please help on this issue? Thanks!

scanum on 12 Mar 2020

I added in the Linux content. I can take this one.

kenwith on 24 Mar 2020

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I just realized this issue is very old and the documentation has already been updated. There is also an Answers thread here that might be helpful for anyone looking for the discussion on when this was resolved: https://docs.microsoft.com/answers/comments/6721/view.html

kenwith on 27 Mar 2020

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The documentation still doesn't say which distros and versions it's tested/supported on.
The answers page linked to says that CentOS 7 is now supported, but the original question stands of "Which Linux distros are the packages (both RPM and Deb format) tested and supported on?"

legooolas on 27 Mar 2020

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@legooolas thanks for this feedback. I will reach out to the product team and get this information and get it added to the article.

kenwith on 27 Mar 2020

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@kenwith Hi Ken! Any update on this issue? Thanks!

scanum on 14 Apr 2020

Yes, I have contacted the product team and they are working out the best way to tackle a supported list. I will keep after this and get the documentation updated as soon as possible.

kenwith on 14 Apr 2020

I have installed teams on two computers: One laptop running Ubuntu and one desktop running Arch Linux. Both are on the latest approved stable version, and both are running the latest version of Teams, straight from the MS website as of today.

On the Ubuntu machine, it's running fine and I've run into no issues. On the desktop running Arch, though, it shows a "We're still developing Teams for Linux" page when I log in. Could this be caused by Arch not being officially supported (and your software doing some sort of check to see if it's on an approved distro?) It's pretty annoying to have software that you know works, but it won't let you use it because... well, because there's a chance it might not work. I don't get to test it for myself, apparently.

hadenodom on 20 Apr 2020

I just wanted to send a quick update that the product team is in the process of releasing a Snap for Teams. I will be updating the documentation here with links and also on the requirements page once it is released. I also sent the feedback about the issue @hadenodom surfaced regarding the login page and will update this issue and the docs based on info I get.

kenwith on 20 Apr 2020

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@kenwith Hi! Wondering if there are any updates on this issue? Thanks.

scanum on 25 May 2020

@kenwith Hi! Wondering if there are any updates on this issue? Thanks.

scanum on 1 Jun 2020

@kenwith Hi! Wondering if there are any updates on this issue? Thanks.

scanum on 10 Jun 2020

@scanum - handing this over to Serdar who will be assigning someone to take over the Linux documentation. The latest information I have is that the product team is in the process of release a Snap and the documentation will be updated with that information as soon as it is available.

kenwith on 12 Jun 2020

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@legooolas There is a list of supported distros on our hardware requirements page Teams HW Requirements-- we officially only support CentOS8-- but CentOS7 should also work. We actually resolved the CentOS 7 issues in January. We tested it out now, and it installs and functions fine on our side. If you are still encountering problems with it, please let us know.