slack.

[home user]

Good morning,

I've been asked to join a "Slack" team.  I did a "dnf provides
slack" 
and got nothing.  Before I try doing things the hard way (via the Slack 
web site), is slack actually not available via dnf, or did I do the 
query incorrectly (wrong name?)?

By the way, I see from "dnf provides zoom" that zoom is now available 
via dnf.

thanks,
Bill.

[Tom Horsley]

On Mon, 2 Aug 2021 11:59:59 -0600
home user wrote:

>  I've been asked to join a "Slack" team. 
I always used the web site when we used it at work, didn't have
any problems with it. Also installed the app on my phone just to
get notifications to remind me to look at the web page :-)

[Samuel Sieb]

On 2021-08-02 10:59 a.m., home user wrote:
>  I've been asked to join a "Slack" team.  I did a
> "dnf provides slack" 
>  and got nothing.  Before I try doing things the hard way (via the Slack 
>  web site), is slack actually not available via dnf, or did I do the 
>  query incorrectly (wrong name?)? 
slack is not open-source software, so it's not going to be available by 
dnf unless there's an external repo that you add yourself.

>  By the way, I see from "dnf provides zoom" that zoom is now
> available 
>  via dnf. 
Same here.  I don't know what command you ran, but zoom is also not 
available for the same reason.

[home user]

On 8/2/21 12:15 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
>  On 2021-08-02 10:59 a.m., home user wrote:
> > I've been asked to join a "Slack" team.  I did a "dnf provides
> slack" 
> > and got nothing.  Before I try doing things the hard way (via the 
> > Slack web site), is slack actually not available via dnf, or did I do 
> > the query incorrectly (wrong name?)?
>  
>  slack is not open-source software, so it's not going to be available by 
>  dnf unless there's an external repo that you add yourself.
>  
> > By the way, I see from "dnf provides zoom" that zoom is now available 
> > via dnf.
>  
>  Same here.  I don't know what command you ran, but zoom is also not 
>  available for the same reason. 
bash.4[~]: dnf provides zoom
zoom-5.4.53350.1027-1.x86_64 : Zoom, #1 Video Conferencing and Web 
Conferencing
                              : Service
Repo        : @System
Matched from:
Provide    : zoom = 5.4.53350.1027-1

bash.5[~]:

Am I misunderstanding dnf's output?

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[Ed Greshko]

On 03/08/2021 02:18, home user wrote:
>  On 8/2/21 12:15 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> > On 2021-08-02 10:59 a.m., home user wrote:
> >> I've been asked to join a "Slack" team. I did a "dnf provides
> slack" and got nothing.  Before I try doing things the hard way (via the Slack web
> site), is slack actually not available via dnf, or did I do the query incorrectly (wrong
> name?)?
> >
> > slack is not open-source software, so it's not going to be available by dnf
> unless there's an external repo that you add yourself.
> >
> >> By the way, I see from "dnf provides zoom" that zoom is now available
> via dnf.
> >
> > Same here.  I don't know what command you ran, but zoom is also not available for
> the same reason.
>
>  bash.4[~]: dnf provides zoom
>  zoom-5.4.53350.1027-1.x86_64 : Zoom, #1 Video Conferencing and Web Conferencing
>                               : Service
>  Repo        : @System
>  Matched from:
>  Provide    : zoom = 5.4.53350.1027-1
>
>  bash.5[~]:
>
>  Am I misunderstanding dnf's output? 
Looks as if you've downloaded something and installed it manually.

Otherwise you'd get some output that would show what repo it came from.  Like....

Repo        : fedora
Repo        : updates

-- 
Remind me to ignore comments which aren't germane to the thread.

[home user]

On 8/2/21 12:22 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
>  On 03/08/2021 02:18, home user wrote:
> > On 8/2/21 12:15 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
> >> On 2021-08-02 10:59 a.m., home user wrote:
> >>> I've been asked to join a "Slack" team. I did a "dnf
> provides slack" 
> >>> and got nothing.  Before I try doing things the hard way (via the 
> >>> Slack web site), is slack actually not available via dnf, or did I 
> >>> do the query incorrectly (wrong name?)?
> >>
> >> slack is not open-source software, so it's not going to be available 
> >> by dnf unless there's an external repo that you add yourself.
> >>
> >>> By the way, I see from "dnf provides zoom" that zoom is now 
> >>> available via dnf.
> >>
> >> Same here.  I don't know what command you ran, but zoom is also not 
> >> available for the same reason.
> >
> > bash.4[~]: dnf provides zoom
> > zoom-5.4.53350.1027-1.x86_64 : Zoom, #1 Video Conferencing and Web 
> > Conferencing
> >                              : Service
> > Repo        : @System
> > Matched from:
> > Provide    : zoom = 5.4.53350.1027-1
> >
> > bash.5[~]:
> >
> > Am I misunderstanding dnf's output?
>  
>  Looks as if you've downloaded something and installed it manually.
>  
>  Otherwise you'd get some output that would show what repo it came from.  
>  Like....
>  
>  Repo        : fedora
>  Repo        : updates
>   
My initial mention of zoom was because I recalled earlier threads about 
it.  Based on what Ed said, my zoom comments in my initial post should 
be ignored.

I did, 2(?) years ago, download zoom from its website, and use dnf to 
install it.  So Ed is correct.  I misunderstood dnf's output.

[George N. White III]

On Mon, 2 Aug 2021 at 15:19, home user <mattisonw(a)comcast.net&gt; wrote:

>  On 8/2/21 12:15 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
>  > On 2021-08-02 10:59 a.m., home user wrote:
>  >> I've been asked to join a "Slack" team.  I did a "dnf
> provides slack"
>  >> and got nothing.  Before I try doing things the hard way (via the
>  >> Slack web site), is slack actually not available via dnf, or did I do
>  >> the query incorrectly (wrong name?)?
> >  
>  > slack is not open-source software, so it's not going
> to be available by
>  > dnf unless there's an external repo that you add yourself.
> >  
>  >> By the way, I see from "dnf provides zoom"
> that zoom is now available
>  >> via dnf.
> >  
>  > Same here.  I don't know what command you ran, but
> zoom is also not
>  > available for the same reason.
>
>  bash.4[~]: dnf provides zoom
>  zoom-5.4.53350.1027-1.x86_64 : Zoom, #1 Video Conferencing and Web
>  Conferencing
>                                : Service
>  Repo        : @System
>  Matched from:
>  Provide    : zoom = 5.4.53350.1027-1
>
>  bash.5[~]:
>
>  Am I misunderstanding dnf's output?
>  
<
https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/204206269-Installing-or-updatin...
>  
has a section for Fedora:
==============================================================
Using a graphical installer (Fedora only)

If you're using Fedora GNOME edition, you can install Zoom using the GNOME
application center.

    Download the RPM installer file at our Download Center.
    Open the download location using a file manager.
    Double click the RPM installer file to open it in the GNOME application
center.
    Click Install.
    Enter your admin password and continue the installation when prompted.
===============================================================


-- 
George N. White III

[Richard]

>  Date: Monday, August 02, 2021 11:15:23 -0700
>  From: Samuel Sieb <samuel(a)sieb.net&gt;
>
>  On 2021-08-02 10:59 a.m., home user wrote:
> > I've been asked to join a "Slack" team.  I did a "dnf provides
> > slack"  and got nothing.  Before I try doing things the hard way
> > (via the Slack  web site), is slack actually not available via
> > dnf, or did I do the  query incorrectly (wrong name?)?
>  
>  slack is not open-source software, so it's not going to be
>  available by dnf unless there's an external repo that you add
>  yourself.
>  
> > By the way, I see from "dnf provides zoom" that zoom is now
> > available  via dnf.
>  
>  Same here.  I don't know what command you ran, but zoom is also not
>  available for the same reason. 

There is a beta 64-bit .rpm, that appears to be targeted for fedora,
available from their web site that one can download and install. I
didn't see an obvious reference to a repository that one could add to
dnf.

[home user]

On 8/2/21 12:15 PM, Samuel Sieb wrote:
>  On 2021-08-02 10:59 a.m., home user wrote:
> > I've been asked to join a "Slack" team.  I did a "dnf provides
> slack" 
> > and got nothing.  Before I try doing things the hard way (via the 
> > Slack web site), is slack actually not available via dnf, or did I do 
> > the query incorrectly (wrong name?)?
>  
>  slack is not open-source software, so it's not going to be available by 
>  dnf unless there's an external repo that you add yourself.
>  
> > By the way, I see from "dnf provides zoom" that zoom is now available 
> > via dnf.
>  
>  Same here.  I don't know what command you ran, but zoom is also not 
>  available for the same reason. 
Understood.  I forgot that proprietary software is not in the 
repositories.  Thank-you for the reminder.

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[Ed Greshko]

On 03/08/2021 01:59, home user wrote:
>  Good morning,
>
>  I've been asked to join a "Slack" team.  I did a "dnf provides
> slack" and got nothing.  Before I try doing things the hard way (via the Slack web
> site), is slack actually not available via dnf, or did I do the query incorrectly (wrong
> name?)?
>
>  By the way, I see from "dnf provides zoom" that zoom is now available via dnf.
You mean this slack?

Slack is a proprietary business communication platform developed by American software
company Slack Technologies. Slack offers many IRC-style features, including persistent
chat rooms organized by topic, private groups, and direct messaging

https://slack.com/

?

"proprietary" would be a big clue as to why it isn't part of Fedora.

But, you do have.....

[egreshko@meimei ~]$ dnf search slack
Last metadata expiration check: 1 day, 7:15:05 ago on Sun Aug  1 18:57:19 2021.
========================= Name & Summary Matched: slack ==========================
golang-github-nlopes-slack-devel.noarch : Slack API in Go
python3-slackclient.noarch : Slack Developer Kit for Python
python3-slacker.noarch : Python Slack API client
python3-slacker-doc.noarch : Documentation files for python-slacker
============================= Summary Matched: slack =============================
alien.noarch : Converter between the rpm, dpkg, stampede slp, and Slackware tgz
              : file formats
ripcord.x86_64 : a lightweight chat client for Slack and Discord
scudcloud.noarch : Non official desktop client for Slack

Which "may" be helpful at some point.

-- 
Remind me to ignore comments which aren't germane to the thread.

[Clifford Snow]

I use the Slack repo for Fedora. slack.repo
[slack]
name=slack
baseurl=https://packagecloud.io/slacktechnologies/slack/fedora/21/x86_64
enabled=1
gpgcheck=0
gpgkey=https://packagecloud.io/gpg.key
sslverify=1
sslcacert=/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt

Works very well and is updated regularly

More info at https://slack.com/downloads/linux. Also available as a snap
but I avoid snap applications. I seem to recall some security issues with
them a while back.

Best,
Clifford


On Mon, Aug 2, 2021 at 11:19 AM Ed Greshko <ed.greshko(a)greshko.com&gt; wrote:

>  On 03/08/2021 01:59, home user wrote:
>  > Good morning,
>  >
>  > I've been asked to join a "Slack" team.  I did a "dnf provides
> slack"
>  and got nothing.  Before I try doing things the hard way (via the Slack web
>  site), is slack actually not available via dnf, or did I do the query
>  incorrectly (wrong name?)?
>  >
>  > By the way, I see from "dnf provides zoom" that zoom is now available
>  via dnf.
>
>  You mean this slack?
>
>  Slack is a proprietary business communication platform developed by
>  American software company Slack Technologies. Slack offers many IRC-style
>  features, including persistent chat rooms organized by topic, private
>  groups, and direct messaging
>
>  https://slack.com/
>
>  ?
>
>  "proprietary" would be a big clue as to why it isn't part of Fedora.
>
>  But, you do have.....
>
>  [egreshko@meimei ~]$ dnf search slack
>  Last metadata expiration check: 1 day, 7:15:05 ago on Sun Aug  1 18:57:19
>  2021.
>  ========================= Name & Summary Matched: slack
>  ==========================
>  golang-github-nlopes-slack-devel.noarch : Slack API in Go
>  python3-slackclient.noarch : Slack Developer Kit for Python
>  python3-slacker.noarch : Python Slack API client
>  python3-slacker-doc.noarch : Documentation files for python-slacker
>  ============================= Summary Matched: slack
>  =============================
>  alien.noarch : Converter between the rpm, dpkg, stampede slp, and
>  Slackware tgz
>                : file formats
>  ripcord.x86_64 : a lightweight chat client for Slack and Discord
>  scudcloud.noarch : Non official desktop client for Slack
>
>  Which "may" be helpful at some point.
>
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slack. [SOLVED]

[home user]

On 8/2/21 11:59 AM, home user wrote:
>  Good morning,
>  
>  I've been asked to join a "Slack" team.  I did a "dnf provides
> slack" 
>  and got nothing.  Before I try doing things the hard way (via the Slack 
>  web site), is slack actually not available via dnf, or did I do the 
>  query incorrectly (wrong name?)?
>  
>  By the way, I see from "dnf provides zoom" that zoom is now available 
>  via dnf. 
I tried getting an account and using Slack through Firefox.  It works.

I downloaded the rpm and used dnfdragora to install it.  It works.

Thank-you everyone.

Bill.

>  thanks,
>  Bill.
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