33To use PipeWire, install the ` pipewire ` package.
44
55[ pipewire(1)] ( https://man.voidlinux.org/pipewire.1 ) should be started as a user.
6- Use the autostarting mechanism of your desktop environment or
7- [ startx] ( ../graphical-session/xorg.md#startx ) . The ` pipewire ` package provides
8- ` pipewire ` and ` pipewire-pulse ` system services, but they are not recommended
9- for a typical setup.
6+ Run the pipewire command in a terminal emulator in your session.
107
11- ## PulseAudio replacement
8+ ```
9+ $ pipewire
10+ ```
1211
13- PipeWire can start a PulseAudio server. While it's possible to modify
14- [ pipewire.conf(5)] ( https://man.voidlinux.org/pipewire.conf.5 ) for auto-starting
15- the PulseAudio server, it's recommended to start it from the same place where
16- you start PipeWire by executing ` pipewire-pulse ` . This keeps the PipeWire
17- configuration file unmodified for smoother future upgrades.
12+ When pipewire works as expected, use the autostarting mechanism of your desktop
13+ environment or [ startx] ( ../graphical-session/xorg.md#startx ) . The ` pipewire `
14+ package provides ` pipewire ` and ` pipewire-pulse ` system services, but they are
15+ not recommended for a typical setup.
16+
17+ ## PulseAudio replacement
1818
1919Before starting ` pipewire-pulse ` , make sure that the PulseAudio service is
2020[ disabled] ( ../services/index.md#disabling-services ) and that no other PulseAudio
2121server instance is running.
2222
23+ Start the PulseAudio server by running ` pipewire-pulse ` in a terminal emulator.
24+
2325To check if the replacement is working correctly, use
2426[ pactl(1)] ( https://man.voidlinux.org/pactl.1 ) (provided by the
2527` pulseaudio-utils ` package):
@@ -32,6 +34,12 @@ Server Name: PulseAudio (on PipeWire 0.3.18)
3234[...]
3335```
3436
37+ Once you confirmed that ` pipewire-pulse ` works as expected, it's recommended to
38+ autostart it from the same place where you start PipeWire. It is possible to
39+ modify [ pipewire.conf(5)] ( https://man.voidlinux.org/pipewire.conf.5 ) for
40+ auto-starting the PulseAudio server, but it's not recommended keep the PipeWire
41+ configuration file unmodified for smoother future upgrades.
42+
3543## Bluetooth audio
3644
3745For bluetooth audio to work, install the ` libspa-bluetooth ` package.
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