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Zoom Meetings (commonly shortened to Zoom) is a proprietary, cross-platform, cloud-based video conferencing platform.

## Installation

Preferably, install zoomAUR from the AUR, since the files from the website will not allow self-updating.

Alternatively, zoom is also available as a flatpak: when choosing this option, replace `~/.config/zoomus.conf` in the #Tips and tricks section by `~/.var/app/us.zoom.Zoom/config/zoomus.conf`.

## Tips and tricks

Note: The xf86-video-intel driver (now considered deprecated) can cause screen share flicker on Intel's integrated GPUs. See Intel graphics for the deprecation info.

### Virtual backgrounds

Zoom saves the default virtual backgrounds to `~/.zoom/data/VirtualBkgnd_Default` and the custom virtual backgrounds to `~/.zoom/data/VirtualBkgnd_Custom`.

### Logs

Zoom saves the logs to `/home/user/.zoom/logs/zoom_stdout_stderr.log`.

### Use system theme

Note: This can lead to a lot of bugs.

Edit `~/.config/zoomus.conf` and change the value of `useSystemTheme` to `true`, then restart zoom.

### Disable Zoom mini window

Zoom's "Mini Window" feature allows to minimize the Zoom video, but keep it on top as an overlay. To disable it:

Edit `~/.config/zoomus.conf` and change the value of `enableMiniWindow` to `false`, then restart zoom.

### Wayland screen share

To share your screen on Wayland, install the required packages for WebRTC screen sharing, edit `~/.config/zoomus.conf` and change the value of `enableWaylandShare` to `true`, then restart zoom.

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