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Issue with getting audio to work inside docker inside CDE on Debian 11 GNU/Linux

2021-09-13
2021-11-08
  • Richard Seo

    Richard Seo - 2021-09-13

    Hello, I'm in a PC running Debian GNU/Linux. I installed CDE to it, and I removed systemd and installed sysvinit instead. After it I made dtlogin as default, and used the workaround to fix the pulseaudio in Project Wiki/Customization. So, audio itself is now working. However, I can't get it working inside a docker container.

    I needed to use "Zoom", a proprietary video conference software needed at my school. I used this ( https://github.com/mdouchement/docker-zoom-us ) existing project to install. It does work, and I can join a meeting, webcam also works however the audio, both speaker and mic is unable to work. (Device isn't detected at all)
    I opened Firefox inside the container by using the login function in zoom which opens a web browser. I tested with a short music and found the audio didn't also work there. It seems like that pulseaudio isn't working properly.
    How do I fix this? Thanks.

     
  • Roger Brown

    Roger Brown - 2021-11-08

    Hi, what are you trying to achieve? If you want to run Zoom on Linux, does it work in by just installing the DEB on Debian? It looks like you are trying to make a very complicated setup, for instance why remove systemd and replace with sysvinit, and why do you need to run Zoom in a Docker container? Also, CDE predates Linux, the various sound systems, docker, bascially everything you mention. If running Zoom is your goal I would strongly recommend starting with a completely standard Debian environment. CDE is just acting as an X11 window manager, dockers don't run inside CDE, they run within the docker containers hosted by OS.

     

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