Linux version 1.4.00.4855 of teams no longer takes a URL on the command line, which breaks xdg-open from Chrome/Firefox

Mike Berkley 51 Reputation points
2021-03-10T17:44:20.073+00:00

The 1.4.00.4855 version of teams on Linux no longer takes a URL on the command line.
This means that xdg-open is no longer able to open a teams meeting, so you cannot open meeting links from Chrome or Firefox

Downgrading to 1.3.00.30857 allows /usr/bin/teams to take a URL on the command line and xdg-open works as expected.

I can think of no other workaround to get meeting links to work than reverting to 1.3.00.30857.

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  1. Benny 1,816 Reputation points
    2021-03-11T18:42:08.31+00:00

    Here you can find the solution. You need to adjust /usr/bin/teams

    @JimmyYang-MSFT you should share this code with the devolopment team so that they know how to fix it.

    2 people found this answer helpful.
  2. Paul M Mauriks (DJCS) 21 Reputation points
    2021-03-12T00:03:34.9+00:00

    As suggested by Benny-9516 this approach definitely worked for me.

    Change:
    nohup "$TEAMS_PATH" --disable-namespace-sandbox --disable-setuid-sandbox "$@" > "$TEAMS_LOGS/teams-startup.log" 2>&1 &
    To:
    nohup "$TEAMS_PATH" "$@" --disable-namespace-sandbox --disable-setuid-sandbox > "$TEAMS_LOGS/teams-startup.log" 2>&1 &
    in /usr/bin/teams

    2 people found this answer helpful.
  3. JimmyYang-MSFT 36,381 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2021-03-11T07:55:51.11+00:00

    Hi @Mike Berkley ,

    Thanks for your feedback!

    What is your Linux OS version in your environment?

    I did a test in Unbuntu 20.04 and found we cannot join Teams meeting on web client. The following steps are for your reference:

    1.Run the command “xdg-open <teams meeting URL>”in the Terminal
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    2.It will pop out a browser but there is no option to join Teams meeting in web client. If you quit the Teams client, it will start Team client again automatically.
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    3.Using Teams-insider client and Teams-preview client(Version is 1.4.00.4855) and have the same result.

    We still need to investigate more about this issue, if there is any news, we will inform you in time!

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