Setting up Remmina to connect from Debian 12 laptop to Rocky 9 desktop - audio isn't working.

[Priest_Apostate]

Finally able to get the connection working with the Remmina client on my Debian 12 laptop, to my Rocky 9 XRDP server - both are physical devices. Currently experiencing an issue in which the audio from the server isn't registering on the Lenovo Ideapad laptop, though. No error message shows - but, when I test by playing a YT video on the server, it doesn't propagate to the laptop. Same occurs with music files directly residing on said server.
Tried checking online, but I wasn't able to find anything on Debian. Combed over Remmina's GUI to see if there is a setting that needs to be changed - but I also found nothing.

I don't suppose anyone would have any suggestions on how to proceed?

 

[f33dm3bits]

Is the server you are connecting to a local running vm or a remote vm or a remote physical server?

 

[vs2-free-users]

I have never seen a xrdp connection, with working Audio... . When you got it run. Please discribe how you have made this. Thanks.

 

[Priest_Apostate]

Is the server you are connecting to a local running vm or a remote vm or a remote physical server?

Edited to correct: both are physical devices (as in: "no VMs involved at this time").

 

[f33dm3bits]

From what I found it should be possible if you are using pulseaudio.

It's not clear from xrdp/xrdp.ini how to set up audio on a BSD or linux system · Issue #2843 · neutrinolabs/xrdp

xrdp version 0.9.23.1 Detailed xrdp version, build options n/a Operating system & version FreeBSD 13.2 Installation method Doesn't matter Which backend do you use? No response What desktop environm...

github.com

You would have to install the following package on the xrdp server: pulseaudio-module-xrdp. But it doesn't seem to be available for EPEL in either 7,8, or 9.

loise/xrdp

Forked project is still being prepared for you. It may take a few minutes to duplicate backend data. Description Pipewire backport to RHEL9 for xorgxrdp support (requires current pipewire release) Pulseaudio support for RHEL9 for xrdp (pulseaudio-module-xrdp)...

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So you would have to try to compile and install it yourself on the xrdp server.

GitHub - neutrinolabs/pulseaudio-module-xrdp: xrdp sink / source pulseaudio modules

xrdp sink / source pulseaudio modules. Contribute to neutrinolabs/pulseaudio-module-xrdp development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Then an xrdp output device should become available from within your rdp session. I haven't tested this since I don't have pulseaudio installed on any of my systems. And AFAIK RHEL9/Rocky9 use pipewire as well but you could remove pipewire and install pulseaudio instead to try it out.

Piprewire doesn't have support yet but they are working on it, as they are working on a module for pipewire.

GitHub - neutrinolabs/pipewire-module-xrdp

Contribute to neutrinolabs/pipewire-module-xrdp development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

And there is an active discussion going on.

Pipewire support · neutrinolabs xrdp · Discussion #2023

I'm starting this discussion as it's inevitable that it will come up in issues, now that Fedora 34 has moved to native pipewire support.

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[Alexzee]

Pipewire replaced PulseAudio as of Debian 12. And by default Wireplumber is the sound manager.

Maybe the Debian Sound WiKi can help under the 'Troubleshooting' section.

Sound - Debian Wiki

wiki.debian.org

 

[f33dm3bits]

Pipewire replaced PulseAudio as of Debian 12. And by default Wireplumber is the sound manager.

You can still replace pipewire by removing it and install pulseaudio from the repos.

 

[Alexzee]

You can still replace pipewire by removing it and install pulseaudio from the repos.

Ok, well that's good that pulseaudio can still be used.

I found out that pulseaudio was replace with pipewire when I read the Debian documentation before I installed Debian 12.
Pulseaudio wasn't broken to begin with so I'm not entirely sure what the motivation was from the Debian Team.

My theory is if it ain't broke don't fix it just like in my signature line.

Have a good weekend f33dm3bits!