14 DAY TRIAL // Installing Zoom on Linux is already possible regardless of the distribution that you’re using, but as an operating system focused on education, Escuelas just needs to come with the official client pre-loaded.
And in case you’re wondering why, it’s because the usage of apps like Zoom has skyrocketed lately, not only among people working remotely, but also because students are staying at home due to the health crisis and trying to continue their classes online.
This is why apps like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and others are becoming must-have these days, so the team working on Escuelas wants to make the whole thing much more straightforward for everybody.
The latest version of Escuelas Linux thus features Zoom pre-loaded – as said, it was already possible to install the app on this distro but after updating to version 6.9, you’ll get the client without any other steps on your side being required.
“One app that became immensely popular on the pandemic context to be able to make video conferences and virtual reunions is Zoom. We documented on our social networks how to install this app, but it is now included in Escuelas Linux,” the developing team explains.
Updated apps
And of course, the rest of apps have also been updated, so Escuelas Linux now ships with Inskscape 1.0 (which has recently received this major update after so many years), Blender 2.82, and LibreOffice 6.4.4.
Additionally, users are getting the latest versions of Adobe Flash, Firefox, Geogebra and Chrome (for 64-bit) and Chromium (for 32-bit), as well as Moksha 0.3.1 update 20200501.
“Of course, the graphical interface of our base distribution, Bodhi Linux, could not be left behind! So we included its most recent revision to date, as well as updates for 12 of their beautiful themes, courtesy of Robert “Ylee” Wiley and Stefan ‘the waiter’ Uram,” the team explains.