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authorSam James <sam@gentoo.org>2022-08-03 04:03:59 +0100
committerSam James <sam@gentoo.org>2022-08-03 04:03:59 +0100
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2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server: mention systemd --global
Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/862867 Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>
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diff --git a/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server.en.txt b/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server.en.txt
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--- a/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server.en.txt
+++ b/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server.en.txt
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ There are several options available:
$ systemctl --user --now enable pulseaudio.service pulseaudio.socket
$ systemctl --user --now disable pipewire.socket pipewire-pulse.socket
+ Alternatively, systemd users can run the following commands as root to change
+ the default for all users:
+ # systemctl --user --global --enable pulseaudio.service pulseaudio.socket
+ # systemctl --user --global --force enable pipewire.socket pipewire-pulse.socket
+
+ (If taking this option, the services must be started manually as a one-off as
+ a user.)
+
3. For users without sound on their system, those using JACK without
PipeWire, or those using pure ALSA without PipeWire, the following steps
are recommended:
@@ -139,11 +147,18 @@ There are several options available:
files will need to run `gentoo-pipewire-launcher &` in e.g.
`~/.xprofile`.
- systemd users will also likely want to run the following commands, again
+ systemd users will also likely want to run the following commands as a user, again
for the purposes of non-audio PipeWire use:
$ systemctl --user --now enable pipewire.socket
$ systemctl --user --now --force enable wireplumber.service
+ Alternatively, systemd users can run the following commands as root to change
+ the default for all users, again for the purposes of non-audio PipeWire use:
+ # systemctl --user --global --enable pipewire.socket
+ # systemctl --user --global --force enable wireplumber.service
+
+ (If taking this option, the services must be started manually as a one-off as
+ a user.)
Further resources:
* https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PipeWire