[BRLTTY] Firelynx v0.1.0

[Nicolas Pitre]

On Mon, 15 Jun 2026, Pranav Lal wrote:

> Hi Nicolas,
> 
> Many thanks for your explanation. The reason I am looking for webRTC support
> is so that I can run the following program on the commandline.
> http://www.seeingwithsound.com/webvoice.htm
> 
> Any thoughts about how I could get webRTC audio  out to the speakers? 

Hi Pranav,

You do not need Firelynx for this, and you do not need a desktop either. 
The vOICe is just a web page that uses your camera and plays sound, and 
a regular browser can run it straight from the console.

The simplest way should be a single command with Chromium:

    xvfb-run -a chromium --use-fake-ui-for-media-stream https://seeingwithsound.github.io/webvoice/webvoice.htm

What the parts do:
- xvfb-run gives the browser a hidden screen, so it runs with no monitor.
- --use-fake-ui-for-media-stream lets it use the camera without a window 
  to click "allow".
- the soundscape comes out your speakers like any normal program does.

You just need a webcam plugged in and working sound on the machine (if 
your screen reader already talks, your sound is fine). Do not add a 
"headless" option, since that switches the audio off.

If chromium is not installed, the package is usually named chromium or
chromium-browser.


Nicolas