I appreciate the comment about N meaning Note. My personal preference is still gdebi, which I use on Linux Mint for the same use case.
I apologize for missing those links. I think I read them but was looking for something more cookbook. I did look for a “how to install Zoom on debian” posting, but perhaps this thread could be reworked into one. It might need to be trimmed from a conversation into something shorter of course.
FWIW, I think I did things differently, possibly more simply that the instructions at installing-software-from-other-sources
- download package using the app qube you want Zoom in
- copy package to the underlying template
- start a terminal of the underlying template and run the following command:
apt install path to package
Note: ignore any messages preceded by N - shut down the template
- restart the original qubes
The above 5 steps could be an alternate to the first 8 steps at installing-software-from-other-sources. Cloning the template is a matter of preference based on risk assessment. I didn’t need to open networking at all on the template vm, which is possibly less risky.