How to Install Jitsi Meet on POP! OS Latest
Jitsi Meet is a video conferencing application that allows you to easily connect with people anywhere in the world. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install Jitsi Meet on POP! OS Latest operating system.
Prerequisites
- A system running POP! OS Latest.
- A user account with sudo privileges.
Step 1 – Update System
Before we install Jitsi Meet, it is essential to ensure that your system is up to date. Open your terminal and enter the following command to update your system:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
Enter your sudo password when prompted.
Step 2 – Install Jitsi Meet
We will now install Jitsi Meet on our system. In the terminal, use the following command to add the Jitsi repository to the list of available repositories:
sudo sh -c "echo 'deb https://download.jitsi.org stable/' > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/jitsi-stable.list"
Next, download and update the signing key for the Jitsi repository using the following command:
wget -qO - https://download.jitsi.org/jitsi-key.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
Now, update the repository list by running the following command:
sudo apt update
Finally, install the Jitsi Meet package using the following command:
sudo apt install jitsi-meet -y
Once the installation is complete, the Jitsi Meet server will be up and running.
Step 3 – Configure Firewall
If you have a firewall enabled on your system, you will need to open the proper ports to allow inbound traffic to Jitsi Meet. Jitsi Meet uses the following ports:
- TCP 80
- TCP 443
- UDP 10000
Open these ports in your firewall using the following commands:
sudo ufw allow 80/tcp
sudo ufw allow 443/tcp
sudo ufw allow 10000/udp
Step 4 – Test Jitsi Meet
To test if Jitsi Meet is installed correctly, open a web browser on your system and go to https://localhost. If everything is working correctly, you will see the Jitsi Meet welcome page.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed Jitsi Meet on your POP! OS Latest system!
Conclusion
Jitsi Meet is a powerful open-source video conferencing software that allows you to communicate with people across the globe securely. In this tutorial, you learned how to install Jitsi Meet on POP! OS Latest, which will enable you to take advantage of all that Jitsi Meet has to offer.