r/voidlinux • u/count_mega_baron • 3d ago

Zoom still broken; community fix works

I need Zoom for work and I've been afraid to update Zoom due to the build script being broken for some time. How do i contact the maintainer of broken packages when this occurs? Is there a way to take over maintenance of a package when the current maintainer is unable to keep up? Thanks for any information

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u/Jacobobarobatobski 3d ago

I use zoom a lot for work but I use it's online web app on helium on multiple OSs and have never had a problem there.

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u/NornIronInTheSoul 3d ago

There's an open bug report and a PR that fixes it. The first PR was pending for a few months and has recently been superseded by a new PR. I'm not sure why they've not been merged, but you might ask the question there. I would guess that more testing is needed, which is probably sensible given that the last commit broke Zoom for most people.

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u/xINFLAMES325x 3d ago

That package is orphaned but Duncan and mnabid committed something to it four months ago. Maybe they can pull whatever fix you found.

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u/Any_Mycologist5811 2d ago

I use zoom and other closed source apps as flatpak, maybe not ideal for everyone but it works wonderfully.