Installing and uninstalling ( on Linux Linux )

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Installing Zoiper 3 on Linux

To install Zoiper, first you need to download the installer.

Zoiper 3 Free can be found in our Downloads section.

 

If you already have a BIZ license, you can use our Customer Login section to get the latest download links for Zoiper 3 BIZ.

Otherwise, you will need to purchase a BIZ license from our shop.

 

Run the installer:

Go to your downloads directory, find the Zoiper installer .tar.gz archive and extract it in a directory of your choice.

 

Download instructions - step 5

 

Open a terminal and navigate to the directory, where you extracted the archive.

 

Download instructions - step 9

 

 

cd extracted-files-location-directory

 

Execute the installer:

sudo ./Zoiper3LinuxBiz32bit.run 

type your password and press Enter, then follow the onscreen instructions.

The next screens will ask you to select an installation directory.

The default installation directory is /usr/share/Zoiper.

 

The installation will finish soon.

After the installation finishes, Zoiper 3 BIZ users will need to activate their Zoiper license.

 

Configuration files:

Zoiper will create individual folders in each user's home folder to keep its configuration files. To access it, open a file browser, type ~/.Zoiper in the address bar and press Enter.

 

Uninstalling Zoiper 3 for Linux

Exit Zoiper by using the tray icon -> exit or use the Settings menu -> Exit.

Make sure that Zoiper is not running.

open a terminal application - like konsole, xterm or gnome-terminal;
type :

sudo su

then press Enter and type your password to become a superuser;
use cd to reach the install folder of Zoiper. By default it is /usr/share/Zoiper

cd /usr/share/Zoiper

then execute the Uninstall script:

 

./Uninstall 

 

Removing the configuration files

You will need to remove the configuration files manually. As mentioned above, they are located in the ~/.Zoiper folder in the home directory.