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To use PipeWire, install the ` pipewire ` package.
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[ pipewire(1)] ( https://man.voidlinux.org/pipewire.1 ) should be started as a user.
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- Use the autostarting mechanism of your desktop environment or
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- [ startx] ( ../graphical-session/xorg.md#startx ) . The ` pipewire ` package provides
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- ` pipewire ` and ` pipewire-pulse ` system services, but they are not recommended
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- for a typical setup.
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+ Run the pipewire command in a terminal emulator in your session.
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- ## PulseAudio replacement
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+ ```
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+ $ pipewire
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+ ```
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- PipeWire can start a PulseAudio server. While it's possible to modify
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- [ pipewire.conf(5)] ( https://man.voidlinux.org/pipewire.conf.5 ) for auto-starting
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- the PulseAudio server, it's recommended to start it from the same place where
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- you start PipeWire by executing ` pipewire-pulse ` . This keeps the PipeWire
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- configuration file unmodified for smoother future upgrades.
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+ When pipewire works as expected, use the autostarting mechanism of your desktop
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+ environment or [ startx] ( ../graphical-session/xorg.md#startx ) . The ` pipewire `
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+ package provides ` pipewire ` and ` pipewire-pulse ` system services, but they are
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+ not recommended for a typical setup.
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+
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+ ## PulseAudio replacement
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Before starting ` pipewire-pulse ` , make sure that the PulseAudio service is
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[ disabled] ( ../services/index.md#disabling-services ) and that no other PulseAudio
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server instance is running.
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+ Start the PulseAudio server by running ` pipewire-pulse ` in a terminal emulator.
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To check if the replacement is working correctly, use
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[ pactl(1)] ( https://man.voidlinux.org/pactl.1 ) (provided by the
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` pulseaudio-utils ` package):
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```
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+ Once you confirmed that ` pipewire-pulse ` works as expected, it's recommended to
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+ autostart it from the same place where you start PipeWire. It is possible to
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+ modify [ pipewire.conf(5)] ( https://man.voidlinux.org/pipewire.conf.5 ) for
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+ auto-starting the PulseAudio server, but it's not recommended keep the PipeWire
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+ configuration file unmodified for smoother future upgrades.
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## Bluetooth audio
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For bluetooth audio to work, install the ` libspa-bluetooth ` package.
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