Dependencies for Zoom on 32-bit Debian - SOLVED

[Martin109]

I'm trying to install the Zoom software on 32-bit Linux running Debian, and this requires ibus, which in turn has a whole load of dependencies.  When I've tried previously to install this, each 'sub'program' has more dependencies.  Is there a way I can approach the task to minimise this recursion, eg through the order of tackling it?  Why isn't ibus in the Debian built-in software list?

I can actually use Zoom without installing this software, but not running it through a browser is probably more efficient, so it would be good if this were possible.

[Afasoas]

How are you installing it?
Have you downloaded a .deb file?

If you are using Debian Stretch or newer, you could try

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sudo apt install ./foo-1.2.3.deb
If you are using Debian Jessie or older, you could try

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dpkg -i mypackage.deb
apt-get install -f --fix-missing

Otherwise, look at gdebi

[philip]

ibus is available in Debian:

https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=ibus

Are you trying to install using "dpkg -i foo.deb"?  You are better of using "apt install ./foo.deb" (note the "./") which will automatically install dependencies if available.

[Kim]

Are you trying to install using "dpkg -i foo.deb"?  You are better of using "apt install ./foo.deb" (note the "./") which will automatically install dependencies if available.

How did I not know you could do that?  Thanks.

[Martin109]

Thank you, Philip.  That's just what I needed.

I ran

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lsb_release -a

giving the result

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No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Debian
Description: Debian GNU/Linux 9.11 (stretch)
Release: 9.11
Codename: stretch

then I ran

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apt install ./zoom_i386.deb

and all went well.

[Afasoas]

Are you trying to install using "dpkg -i foo.deb"?  You are better of using "apt install ./foo.deb" (note the "./") which will automatically install dependencies if available.

How did I not know you could do that?  Thanks.

it was a recent innovation, apt 1.1 / stretch