** Description changed:
[Impact]
- * Ubuntu in WSL does not detect the PulseAudio or X11 server running on
+ * Ubuntu in WSL does not detect the PulseAudio or X11 server running on
Windows. Detecting them is easy and doing so improves the setup
experience.
[Test Case]
- * Install and start PulseAudio for Windows ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WSL#Enabling_Sound )
- * Install and start an X11 server for Windows ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WSL#Running_Graphical_Applications )
- * Start the Ubuntu WSL terminal
- * Make sure pulseaudio is not installed:
- $ pulseaudio
+ * Install and start PulseAudio for Windows ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WSL#Enabling_Sound )
+ * Install and start an X11 server for Windows ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WSL#Running_Graphical_Applications )
+ * Start the Ubuntu WSL terminal
+ * Make sure pulseaudio is not installed:
+ $ pulseaudio
- Command 'pulseaudio' not found, but can be installed with:
+ Command 'pulseaudio' not found, but can be installed with:
- apt install pulseaudio
+ apt install pulseaudio
- * Install Firefox inside Ubuntu and play videos with sound
- $ sudo apt install firefox
- $ firefox https://youtube.com
+ * Install mpg321 and x11-utils inside Ubuntu and run xeyes and play an MP3 file
+ $ sudo apt install x11-utils mpg321
+ $ xeyes
+ $ mpg321 foo.mp3
- * Install pulseaudio
- $ sudo apt install pulseaudio
- * Close all Ubuntu WSL sessions
- * Start the Ubuntu WSL terminal again
- * Play videos with Firefox again, they should still work
+ * Install pulseaudio
+ $ sudo apt install pulseaudio
+ * Close all Ubuntu WSL sessions
+ * Start the Ubuntu WSL terminal again
+ * Play an MP3 again, it should still work
[Regression Potential]
- * Since the detection takes place in setting the profile mistakes in
+ * Since the detection takes place in setting the profile mistakes in
the implementation may trigger errors show to the users on login.
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Title:
[SRU] Please detect sound and X server running on Windows
Status in wslu package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in wslu source package in Xenial:
Fix Committed
Status in wslu source package in Bionic:
Fix Committed
Status in wslu source package in Disco:
Fix Committed
Bug description:
[Impact]
* Ubuntu in WSL does not detect the PulseAudio or X11 server running
on Windows. Detecting them is easy and doing so improves the setup
experience.
[Test Case]
* Install and start PulseAudio for Windows ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WSL#Enabling_Sound )
* Install and start an X11 server for Windows ( https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WSL#Running_Graphical_Applications )
* Start the Ubuntu WSL terminal
* Make sure pulseaudio is not installed:
$ pulseaudio
Command 'pulseaudio' not found, but can be installed with:
apt install pulseaudio
* Install mpg321 and x11-utils inside Ubuntu and run xeyes and play an MP3 file
$ sudo apt install x11-utils mpg321
$ xeyes
$ mpg321 foo.mp3
* Install pulseaudio
$ sudo apt install pulseaudio
* Close all Ubuntu WSL sessions
* Start the Ubuntu WSL terminal again
* Play an MP3 again, it should still work
[Regression Potential]
* Since the detection takes place in setting the profile mistakes in
the implementation may trigger errors show to the users on login.
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