No sound on server hardware ‘line out’

[paai]

I have a NoMachine server  running on a Linux Kubuntu 18.04 machine. The lineout is connected to line-out and an amplifier and for years this has functioned well.

After a crash and a new installation of the Linux machine, and presumably a newer NoMachine version- Version 6.12.3 with player 5.3.29, (same versions on the client for NoMachine and Kubuntu) , I can get no sound either on the client or from the lineout connector from the server when connected with NoMachine.

If I start X  on the server itself and play music from it, everything works fine.

If I start pavucontrol on the client, there are only ‘simultaneous’ and NoMachine channels available under ‘output devices’.  Under ‘hardware output devices’ no devices are found.

Of course I have unchecked ‘Mute audio on the server’. Also I tried to find a solution on this forum, but the configuration of pulseaudio and NoMachine are too complicated for me.

Is there a ‘configuration for dummies’ that can help me to tame pulseaudio and NoMachine, so that at least sound will come from the lineout on the server?

Thank you

 

[Britgirl]

There should be no need for advanced configuration. But sometimes Linux complicates things for the users. Please install the latest version 7 on both client and server. Then tell us if you are still having issues.

[paai]

@britgirl. After reinstalling the server (the Linux server) things worked again.

I use Linux since 1993 and from my point of view the userfriendliness has not improved. as ”mean and lean” has been replaced by ” as bloated as the next system”. Ah well, that is evolution. In any case, I use NX since the beginning and let me thank NoMachine again and again and again for making their system available for the home user.

 

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