commit: 57689ed53ddd75daf436dbc1ce9ac23a97890078 Author: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> AuthorDate: Thu Jan 15 19:53:30 2026 +0000 Commit: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org> CommitDate: Thu Jan 15 19:53:30 2026 +0000 URL: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/gentoo-news.git/commit/?id=57689ed5
2026-01-15-desktop-profile-pipewire: small tweaks * Fix 'date' * Add systemd instructions and mention OpenRC (nothing needed there for most users) * Fix typo Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo.org> .../2026-01-15-desktop-profile-pipewire.en.txt | 19 ++++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/2026-01-15-desktop-profile-pipewire/2026-01-15-desktop-profile-pipewire.en.txt b/2026-01-15-desktop-profile-pipewire/2026-01-15-desktop-profile-pipewire.en.txt index 7e73f78..a6129c4 100644 --- a/2026-01-15-desktop-profile-pipewire/2026-01-15-desktop-profile-pipewire.en.txt +++ b/2026-01-15-desktop-profile-pipewire/2026-01-15-desktop-profile-pipewire.en.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Title: Desktop Profile to enable PipeWire support Author: Ian Jordan <[email protected]> -Posted: 2025-09-15 -Revision: 1 +Posted: 2026-01-15 +Revision: 2 News-Item-Format: 2.0 Display-If-Profile: default/linux/alpha/23.0/desktop Display-If-Profile: default/linux/alpha/23.0/desktop/* @@ -135,6 +135,19 @@ User Action Required In order to enact all changes: emerge -1avUD @world +Follow the post-installation messages printed by emerge to start the +needed daemons. + +If using systemd, to configure the PipeWire daemon(s), run the following +commands: + $ systemctl --user --now disable pulseaudio.service pulseaudio.socket + $ systemctl --user --now disable pipewire-media-session.service + $ systemctl --user --now enable pipewire.socket pipewire-pulse.socket + $ systemctl --user --force enable wireplumber.service + +OpenRC users don't need to take any action if using a desktop environment +that supports XDG autostart. + Afterwards all that should be required is a reboot, however in the unlikely event of issues then check out how to configure PipeWire for your purposes. [1][2]. @@ -142,7 +155,7 @@ event of issues then check out how to configure PipeWire for your purposes. In order to keep a previously configured PulseAudio only system, set USE="-pipewire -screencast" in /etc/portage/make.conf -For an ALSA only syste, set +For an ALSA only system, set USE="-pipewire -pulseaudio -screencast" in /etc/portage/make.conf [1] https://www.gentoo.org/support/news-items/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server.html
