Teams known issues on Linux

Known issues

This article lists known issues that occur in Teams when it runs on a Linux system.

Issue title	Behavior / Symptom	Known workaround	Discovery date
Issue running in parallel with VMWare workstation.	The Teams application experiences issues when it runs in parallel with a VMware workstation.	Not applicable	12/05/19
KDE notifications create new taskbar.	A notification on KDE creates a new window in the taskbar.	Not applicable	12/05/19
Package managers not showing change list.	The package manager doesn't show a change list as expected.	Not applicable	12/05/19
Can't launch Teams client in offline mode.	You can't start Teams Offline on a Linux client.	Not applicable	12/05/19
Device settings while in meeting/No microphone input.	When you change device settings in a meeting, the microphone indicator doesn't register any sound.	Not applicable	12/05/19
Webcamera is reversed.	In some notebooks, the camera is reversed when it's installed. Because the device drivers don't recognize this problem, video feeds are displayed upside-down.	Locate v4l1compat.so in your system by using `locate v4l1compat.so` Open the `/usr/share/applications/teams.desktop` file. Replace the Exec line by substituting the following command: `Exec=sh -c 'export LIBV4LCONTROL_FLAGS=1 && LD_PRELOAD=<PATH_TO_v4l1compat.so> usr/bin/teams %U'`	12/05/19
Can't use Viva Connections features on Teams Desktop App.	Viva Connections isn't supported on Linux client.	Not applicable	2/9/22

Microsoft is researching these problems and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.

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