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[SOLVED] Teams on Linux on old Thinkpad (Debian Stable, pulseaudio)? (feddit.org)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by A_norny_mousse@feddit.org to c/linux@programming.dev

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I was just invited to do a job interview through Teams (next week).

I guess it's https://teams.live.com/free ?
And I guess they would invite me so I don't have to worry about having an MS account, afaics?

I opened the site on Ungoogled Chromium, it seems to work fine. The hardware is: Thinkpad T430s (10yo). Of course it has a web cam & microphone.
There's a device test https://devicetest.teams.microsoft.com/ which did not return any issues, but did not show me a working connection either. There is no test call functionality.

I'd prefer to test full functionality beforehand, is there a way to do this?

Or experiences?

TIA

edit: my smartphone runs an even obscurer OS than Debian.

edit2: the "make a test call" functionality seems to be part of the desktop app only. Is there one for Linux?

edit3: now support.microsoft.com is blocking me. WTF

edit4: the inofficial Teams for Linux is not an option either because I still need an MS account.

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[–] jagermo@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can install Teams and call someone else? I had an OK experience, but Webcam quality was an issue.

If its important, maybe try borrowing a MacBook für the Interview or be open with them that you are on Linux - alternativly, you can set it up on your phine, Android or iOS or a tablet to have a fallback.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm pretty sure I want to use the browser (Ungoogled Chromium) on my laptop (my phone OS would be even trickier).

call someone else

It might come to that. But I do not know who uses MS (and has an account). Apparently at least one party would have to have that.

Webcam quality was an issue

Good point. Does Teams have options to adjust that for low bandwidth?