How to use GoToMeeting in Linux

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My employer wants me and the team of developers to communicate with them using gotomeeting.com service. Is it possible to use GoToMeeting in Debian? I know that officially GoToMeeting supports only Mac and Win.

The reason: I am very happy with software development under Linux and don't want to migrate to Windows just because of one or two programs.

IIRC it worked with Chrome out of the box on a recent Ubuntu. But I'm not completely sure that was GotoMeeting and not one of its competitors, I'll try to check. — Gilles 'SO- stop being evil', Nov 21 '12 at 23:05

Rael Gugelmin Cunha · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-26T18:29:12.133

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Use the HTML5 version, which runs fine under Chrome, no need to use phone for voice.

Open it at:

https://app.gotomeeting.com

Or if you want to directly open the meeting using the ID:

https://app.gotomeeting.com/index.html?meetingid=<id>

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You can create a Web App in Chrome, clicking in the sandwich icon, then Install GoToMeeting.

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edited Sep 26 '20 at 18:29

answered Mar 18 '15 at 14:09

Rael Gugelmin Cunha

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I just tested this under Chrome on Ubuntu, and after installing their Chrome plugin, screen sharing worked fine. – Cerin Jun 29 '16 at 14:31
@Cerin This is really awesome! Do you mind to post the plugin download page so I can update the answer? – Rael Gugelmin Cunha Jun 29 '16 at 17:44
HTML5 has great amount of issues + they disabled ability to share screen. – puchu Apr 19 '19 at 13:02
@puchu As I've stated, to share screen you need to install an extension. – Rael Gugelmin Cunha Apr 19 '19 at 13:05
GoTo-Meeting in Chrome uses a lot of resources on many Linux computers I've seen. When it reaches 200% CPU, microphone often stops working. :-/ – Eric Duminil Mar 26 '20 at 08:52
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Related bug : https://community.logmein.com/t5/GoToMeeting-Discussions/GoToMeeting-kills-my-microphone-on-Chrome/td-p/213059 It seems Chrome 81 solves the problem. – Eric Duminil Mar 26 '20 at 09:07
Seems like the extensions is no more. – Leandro Sep 26 '20 at 12:56
@leandro: the extension was required only for Chrome v71 or older, probably this is the reason why they remove it. I've updated the answer and remove the extension mention, as it's no more required. – Rael Gugelmin Cunha Sep 26 '20 at 18:29

score 11 · Answer 2 · edited Sep 08 '15 at 19:10

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There's an option on GoToMeeting setup to permit "Web Viewer". If it's checked you can do the entire meeting within your browser, no plugin or standalone required. See the Linux section of the support page.

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answered Mar 15 '13 at 17:14

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its worth mentioning that the web viewer do not support voip, so you will have to use the phone for the audio – Thomas Jun 25 '14 at 08:24
Also you dont have Remote access with web viewer – krishna Aug 07 '14 at 10:47

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 21 '12 at 13:39

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If it doesn't work with Wine or CodeWeaver (commercial version of Wine), then your only option will be to run a (stripped down) copy of Windows in a virtual machine (KVM, Xen, virtualbox all support Windows guests) or use an alternative that supports Linux (there are plenty of cross-platform java-based, and opensource ones you can install on your own server).

answered Nov 21 '12 at 13:39

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Could you please be more precise and name several alternatives? – Illarion Kovalchuk Nov 21 '12 at 13:41
I looked at it a few years ago and had retained DimDim, bigbluebutton and openmeetings IIRC as a short list but didn't go any further for lack of resources. – Stéphane Chazelas Nov 21 '12 at 14:23
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But, they are not gotomeeting compatible and will require my employer and a teem to migrate, right? – Illarion Kovalchuk Nov 21 '12 at 15:07
Most probably, yes. That's the price for using closed-source and/or proprietary solutions. – Stéphane Chazelas Nov 21 '12 at 15:12
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@Shaman, using wine might be perfect for you as would a VM, try those before migrating if it is so important to your employer. – terdon Nov 21 '12 at 16:42
Google Hangouts lets you do audio/video chat, and screen-share in Linux. – Not Now Nov 21 '12 at 20:33
@StéphaneChazelas Lack of Linux support correlates with closed-source / proprietry, but it's not the same thing. – gerrit Jun 25 '15 at 15:10

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 02 '20 at 10:33

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I'm using it on Ubuntu 18.04 and in Chrom{e}{ium}. The image is OK but the sound does not work (I cannot use the laptop speakers/mic). With sound on the phone I can see the shared screens etc. but I would call their Linux support pretty poor.

answered Jun 02 '20 at 10:33

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FWIW the Gotomeeting webapp does not support hosting a meeting or acting as a meeting Organizer. – Matthew Jan 10 '23 at 18:48
This answer was from ages ago, I think in 20 and 22 meetings (as a participant) go OK in those browsers. Never tried hosting one as I'm still trying to avoid GotoMeeting. – alle_meije Jan 11 '23 at 08:53
Participating in a meeting is OK in the Gotomeeting and Gotowebinar webapps (in browsers like Chrome). But the webapps do not support hosting a meeting or acting as a meeting Organizer. You need the Windows or Chrome desktop app for hosting or acting as a meeting Organizer. There is no Linux desktop app. – Matthew Jan 12 '23 at 13:46

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