[Ubuntu Oregon] A few words about using Microsoft Teams.

[Philip N]

I would like to offer some advice about using Microsoft Teams on a Linux
Box.

*Using Microsoft Teams on Linux*:
It may be necessary to run Microsoft Teams as part of a virtual interview
process, or for your work / school.

Here's what I discovered regarding running Microsoft Teams on a Linux
system, that I'd like to pass along to the Linux community.
BTW: This is also applicable for those people who need to run Teams on a
Microsoft Windows system, and don't wish to install the Teams App.

While it is possible to use Microsoft Teams on a Linux system by installing
their Teams App, the app is NOT intended for individual use under the free
tier.  Basically, if someone installs the Teams Linux desktop client App,
either from Ubuntu's Software Center, or downloads it directly from
Microsoft, they will soon discover it's only available for Work or School
use.  Also as of the end of December 2022, Microsoft will no longer offer a
Linux App for Teams.  However there is some good news for Linux users -
Microsoft Teams recently became a Progressive Web App (PWA).  This means
Microsoft Teams will now run as an online Web Application from one of
Microsoft's websites either at: https://teams.live.com, or
https://teams.microsoft.com using one of the supported web-browsers.  So
nothing to download, nothing to install.

Currently Microsoft Teams supports two web-browsers; Microsoft's own Edge
browser, and Google's Chrome browser.  As some of you tech savvy people
know, Microsoft's Edge browser is a Chromium-based browser incorporating
Blink and V8 engines, and both Blink and V8 are part of the Chromium
project for Google Chrome and Chromium web browsers.  Therefore Microsoft
Teams will run great inside the Google Chrome web browser, which can
download for Linux or Windows directly from Google at
https://www.google.com/chrome/  If you're currently running Linux when you
go to download Google Chrome, you'll be given the choice of downloading
Chrome as a 64-bit .deb package for Debian/Ubuntu, or a 64-bit .rpm package
for Fedora/openSUSE.

Once Google Chrome is successfully installed - The next time you receive a
Microsoft Teams invite link, all you'll need to do is open the invite link
using a supported browser.
Then select the box that states; "*Continue on this browser, no download or
installation will be required*".  - It's that simple...

Hopefully this helps those who need to run Microsoft Teams, whether it's on
Windows or Linux.

Best regards, and happy new year.
Ciao for now.
Phil. N.
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