Re: getting started with pipewire

[Haines Brown <haines@histomat.net>]

On Wed, Jan 08, 2025 at 09:35:03AM +0700, Max Nikulin wrote:
> On 08/01/2025 00:08, Haines Brown wrote:
> > I have no idea how to use pipewire. Do you simply run the comand $ pipewire to
> > get an interface like alsamixer?
> 
> Why are you trying to start pipewire manually? Systemd should do it for you
> as a part of user session. It is not an application with GUI.
> 
> You should have some mixer applet in your desktop environment. Another
> option is pavucontrol.
>
> Check
>
>     systemctl --user --failed
>
> and other systemctl commands to inspect status of pipewire units. 

I don't have a desktop environment, and I know nothing about systemd 
as my dated message header might hint. 

	$ systemctl --user --failed
	  UNIT LOAD ACTIVE SUB DESCRIPTION	
	0 loaded units listed.

  this means nothing to me. 

> In my case pipewire just works. There was some issue immediately after I
> replaced pulseaudo, but it disappeared before I figured out what happened.

I do not have pipewire installed, but wireplumber. I assiume that
runninb it brings up an interface that has audio contols.

	$ systemctl --user status wireplumber	
	● wireplumber.service - Multimedia Service Session Manager
	  Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/wireplumber.service; 
	    enabled; preset: enabled)
	  Active: active (running) since Thu 2025-01-02 09:39:26 EST; 6 days ago
	Main PID: 1535 (wireplumber)
	...
	Jan 07 11:19:53 iskra wireplumber[1535]: 
	  <WpSiAudioAdapter:0x55e5d95c0e00> failed to activate item: 
	  Object activation aborted: proxy destroyed
	Jan 07 11:19:53 iskra wireplumber[1535]: 
	  <WpSiAudioAdapter:0x55e5d95c0c10> Object activation aborted: 
	  proxy destroyed	
 
I do not have sddm installed. Is it needed?

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     Haines Brown