Linux client

My team has some users on Linux, and one benefit Slack has is a Linux client. Without a Linux client on Microsoft Teams, some orgs may have to turn away in favor of Slack so everyone can participate without keeping a browser open all the time.

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Angela Sze shared this idea · November 01, 2016 · Flag idea as inappropriate… · Admin →

great news! ·

AdminAlex (Teams Engineering, Microsoft Teams) responded · December 10, 2019

We’re pleased to announce the Teams client for Linux is now available for preview. Please see details at https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/Microsoft-Teams-Blog/Microsoft-Teams-is-now-available-on-Linux/ba-p/1056267.

Please check out the Q&A forum here – https://docs.microsoft.com/answers/topics/teams.html.

Enjoy!

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great news! ·

AdminAlex (Teams Engineering, Microsoft Teams) responded · November 04, 2019

We’re pleased to confirm the Teams client for Linux will be available in preview by the end of this calendar year, enabling people who use Linux client at work or in educational institutions to collaborate with others on Teams. Users are able to install native Linux packages in .deb and .rpm formats.

Please note the supported Linux distributions are: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS*, 18.04 LTS, Fedora 30 Workstation, RHEL 8 Workstation, CentOS 8. We are working to unblock CentOS 7, and it will be available soon.

Thanks!

working on it ·

AdminAlex (Teams Engineering, Microsoft Teams) responded · September 06, 2019

We know many of you are waiting for a Teams client for Linux, and we’re pleased to confirm we’re actively working on it. Stay tuned for more information.

~Alex

on the backlog ·

AdminAlex (Teams Engineering, Microsoft Teams) responded · July 03, 2019

We know so many of our customers use Linux and we want Teams to be available for everyone. Stay tuned for more information soon.

~Alex

on the backlog ·

Suphatra responded · October 18, 2018

Hey guys, thanks for the feedback – we hear you loud and clear. After talking this over with the Engineering team, I confirmed this will remain on the backlog and we are actively considering how to accelerate.

Tweet me if you have any questions! @skprufo

Suphatra

declined ·

Suphatra responded · October 17, 2018

Hey guys, it has been two years since you asked for this and two years that I have been asking engineering for this and about this. At this point, there is no dedicated resource to creating a Linux client and I don’t want to string any of you along about it anymore. I’m marking this as declined so we can focus on your other requests.

If you are particularly mad about this decline, then email me. I am always happy to hear what you think and what you want for Teams. I appreciate the engagement even if it is disappointment or anger. My email is sparavi@microsoft.com. Ping me any time, about anything. :-)

Sincerely,
Suphatra

on the backlog ·

Warren responded · July 24, 2018

This item is still on the backlog. I’m waiting for additional feedback from the feature team which I hope to have new information soon.

-Warren

on the backlog ·

Warren responded · April 12, 2018

No new updates at this time.

I will continue to voice your feedback to the team and provide updates as possible.
-Warren

on the backlog ·

Warren responded · February 27, 2018

No new updates at this time. This item is still on the backlog.

Though for those that don’t know, you can use Google Chrome to run the web version of Teams on Linux. It is a workaround to a degree…

I will continue to voice your feedback to the team and provide updates as possible.

-Warren

on the backlog ·

Warren responded · January 30, 2018

This item is still queued in the backlog. No really new info to share at this time.

It isn’t forgotten but as Suphatra stated some priorities have shifted so this item is not actively being worked upon.

We will continue to follow up on this and work to get some traction for this item.

Thank you for your patience.
-Warren

on the backlog ·

Suphatra responded · August 28, 2017

I know how much you all want this, and I’ve gotten a couple emails asking for an update.

As you likely already know, we’re heads down trying to get Guest Access out the door, so we are not actively working on a Linux client.

Also, we’ll be focusing on knocking out a significant number of user requests in the coming months, but the scope of a Linux client is too big for that time frame. I plan to lobby for this one once we get these other items, and Guest Access out the door.

I really appreciate your patience, and please rest assured I haven’t forgotten about this ask!

Thanks and hope you are all well.

Sincerely,
Suphatra

under review ·

Suphatra responded · March 23, 2017

Hi folks — we had to pull this back into review. I’ll get you more details once I have them.

Please feel welcome to continue to provide your feedback and votes — we’re listening!

Suphatra
Microsoft Teams

working on it ·

Suphatra responded · March 08, 2017

Happy Wednesday! I’m happy to share that we’re working on this. If you’re interested in providing more feedback on this item, you can sign up for user testing here: https://1drv.ms/xs/s!AryUNzh1ogZzif8pDcOcx2pW45I87w

Thanks,
Suphatra

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Manish commented · January 26, 2017 08:42 · Flag as inappropriate

+1

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Pedro Gordo commented · January 26, 2017 08:13 · Flag as inappropriate

+1

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Damien commented · January 26, 2017 05:54 · Flag as inappropriate

+1 !!!

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Christo van Rensburg commented · January 26, 2017 03:03 · Flag as inappropriate

Please-please-please spread some more love the Linux way and give us a native Linux client!

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Anonymous commented · January 26, 2017 01:43 · Flag as inappropriate

Linux client forever!

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Pati commented · January 23, 2017 00:34 · Flag as inappropriate

Linux client please

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Aga commented · January 23, 2017 00:22 · Flag as inappropriate

Linux client needed.

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ContosoDemo commented · January 18, 2017 13:09 · Flag as inappropriate

Developing bot framework app and can't activate in Teams on Linux as launch URL is bound to the App.. would be great to be able to do end-to-end dev and test on my development machine..

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andyG commented · January 16, 2017 05:16 · Flag as inappropriate

Please make a Linux client, then we can move away from Slack.

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Sergey Brainstream commented · January 11, 2017 00:06 · Flag as inappropriate

I use Linux at home. I need stay in touch with my colleagues after workday is out.

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Rodica Trifan commented · January 10, 2017 15:24 · Flag as inappropriate

We need a Linux client.

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Anonymous commented · January 05, 2017 07:26 · Flag as inappropriate

We need this.

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Steve commented · January 04, 2017 20:24 · Flag as inappropriate

+1 Linux client

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Mario commented · January 04, 2017 14:18 · Flag as inappropriate

+35 dev team users on Linux that are holding back our use of MS-Teams

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Anonymous commented · January 03, 2017 00:54 · Flag as inappropriate

+1 Linux client

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Stefano commented · December 31, 2016 05:48 · Flag as inappropriate

+1 for a native Linux Client!

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Anonymous commented · December 22, 2016 10:45 · Flag as inappropriate

Don't forget an IRC gateway like Slack has. Not Linux specific, but generally related.

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Damien commented · December 16, 2016 01:47 · Flag as inappropriate

Trying to migrate from Slack to Teams, this is a real problem for our 45% Linux users in our team.
Please, think about making a native Linux (Ubuntu distrib) client and communicate about it if you planned to do so.

Thanks a lot!

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vkareh commented · December 14, 2016 12:41 · Flag as inappropriate

I use Microsoft Teams under Ubuntu by means of a webapp container. Here's my .desktop file: https://gist.github.com/vkareh/94b8a3f335728996a0c490184d2ac8af
All you need is a pretty icon (view source of MS Teams and download the favicon) and pin it to the Launcher

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Anonymous commented · December 13, 2016 07:44 · Flag as inappropriate

this will be a great idea. You can start with only text IM's , no need in the first release for video/audio

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