Hi community, I did take over maintenance for this package, since I need it for work. It's my first package here on the AUR, so please be forgiving for any mistakes.

If there is a problem with the checksums, flag the package out-of-date at the top of the page. I'll update the PKGBUILD as soon as possible.

The Webex App for Linux does not support all features. In particular, virtual backgrounds and screen/app sharing under Wayland are missing. Check this page for official information: https://help.webex.com/en-us/article/9vstcdb/Webex-App-for-Linux

If you experience a black screen in the login process, try to launch the app with

WAYLAND_DISPLAY='' /opt/Webex/bin/CiscoCollabHost

If the Webex app does not run at all or crashes after a short time, you can try to run it like this:

QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb /opt/Webex/bin/CiscoCollabHost

I am also having trouble with launching webex from command line. A temporary fix for me is to remove /usr/bin/webex and recreate it as a wrapper script:

sudo rm /usr/bin/webex

Then create /usr/bin/webex with the following content:

#!/bin/bash
cd /opt/Webex/bin
exec ./CiscoCollabHost "$@"

Then make it executable:

sudo chmod +x /usr/bin/webex

Now it launches fine. Seems to have to do with working directory. The steps above simply makes sure /usr/bin/webex launches CiscoCollabHost from the right folder.

Actually, it looks like, for whatever reason, the /usr/bin/webex symlink no longer works. If I type "webex", it fails. If I type the full path of the exe that the links points to (/opt/Webex/bin/CiscoCollabHost) it works. The app must somehow be looking for things relative to the path of the executable. I guess I'll just set up my own "webex" wrapper, in ~/.local/bin or something.

@darose on KDE wayland session i made it sowewhat work with with

Exec=env XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11 WAYLAND_DISPLAY= LIBGL_ALWAYS_SOFTWARE=1 /opt/Webex/bin/CiscoCollabHost %U

FYI, latest version (46.4.0.34620-1) did not work for me when I built/installed it. When I try to run it, the app never opens. (No errors or output when I run it from the command line either.)

46.2.1.34187 is out, but it seems desktop sharing is still not available... https://help.webex.com/en-us/article/mqkve8/Webex-App-|-Release-notes

Checksum error seems to be resolved. Could install without any issue. Thanks !

Hi there,

I am on Manjaro Linux 25.1.0 and wanted to install webex-bin from here. The installation throws an checksum error:

Building webex-bin... ==> Making package: webex-bin 45.10.0.33234-1 (Fr 12 Dez 2025 09:38:34 CET) ==> Checking runtime dependencies... ==> Checking buildtime dependencies... ==> Retrieving sources... -> Found webex-bin-45.10.0.33234.deb -> Found webex.xml ==> Validating source files with sha256sums... webex-bin-45.10.0.33234.deb ... FAILED webex.xml ... Passed ==> ERROR: One or more files did not pass the validity check! Failed to build webex-bin

Could it be corrected ?

Thanks in advance.

Hello team. Good day. Do not execute webex with the regular desktop icon or execution command it will not let you login in and when executed will close after a few clicks or types. I open the app using this command: env QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb /opt/Webex/bin/CiscoCollabHost

I do not have issues. The only thing is that the version used is not the latest one and I cannot share screen in meetings or take screenshots from the chats. However it works without problem.

@rflrkn starting it up with WAYLAND_DISPLAY='' /opt/Webex/bin/CiscoCollabHost I get the following error:

Wx: X error received: type 0, serial 9, error_code 3, request_code 12, minor_code 0
Wx: X error received: type 0, serial 10, error_code 3, request_code 8, minor_code

@carmik @cycl0ne That's a known bug with Webex running under Wayland. Setting the WAYLAND_DISPLAY environment variable usually fixes this issue.

WAYLAND_DISPLAY='' /opt/Webex/bin/CiscoCollabHost