Trouble installing Microsoft Teams

[ForestSimon]

I need to install Microsoft Teams for an online meeting. I am running Linux Mint 18. The .deb file downloaded from Microsoft's website, but Gdebi seems not to recognise it as valid. The error message reads: " Dependency not satisfiable:libgtk-3-0(>=3.19.12)"

I can't get any sense out of Microsoft's automated Virtual Agent system.

[karlchen]

Hello, ForestSimon.

So the Teams software for Linux depends on a software package named libgtk-3-0, version 3.19.12 or above.
Which version of libgtk-3-0 is present on your Linux Mint 18?
You can find out the answer by executing the terminal command dpkg --list libgtk-3-0
Please, share the output of that commandline with us.
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P.S.:
Please, note that Linux Mint 18 reached the end of its supported life time by the end of April 2021.
I am not sure whether Linux Mint 18 had got the softare package libgtk-3-0 at all and if so, which version.

Karl

[ForestSimon]

Turns out I have version 3.18.9.

In full it reads

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dpkg --list libgtk-3-0
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version      Architecture Description
+++-==============-============-============-=================================
ii  libgtk-3-0:amd 3.18.9-1ubun amd64        GTK+ graphical user interface lib

Looks like I'm facing an upgrade.

[karlchen]

Well, Linux Mint 18 reached the end of its supported life in April 2021. Upgrading LM to a supported release, like e.g. 19.3 or 20.1, is advisable anyway.

[Kendoori]

I need to use Teams for various and have no end of troubles with it. I've decided to just it in a browser (I use Vivaldi, but also Chrome/Chromium). Must less trouble and much more reliable.

[murray]

I'm running Mint 19.3 Cinnamon and the Teams app works fine for me here.

[ricardogroetaers]

I'm running Mint 19.3 Cinnamon and the Teams app works fine for me here.

Thanks for the information.