On 3/24/22 21:49, R. G. Newbury wrote:
DJ Delorie <dj(a)delorie.com> wrote
> Geoffrey Leach <geoffleach.gl(a)gmail.com> writes:
>> Is there a 'Getting Started With pipewire' and/or wireplumber
>> somewhere? Or should they 'just work' and I need to check my
>> connections?
>
> As a non-gnome (and non-display-manager) user, I share these .xsession
> snippets:
>
> # Required by pipewire, at least
> export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=$(mktemp -d /tmp/$(id -u)-runtime-dir.XXX)
>
> # Required by most things
> eval `dbus-launch --sh-syntax --exit-with-session`
>
> pipewire &
> pipewire-pulse &
> (sleep 2 ; wireplumber & ) &
>
>
> There wasn't a pipewire-specific config; it uses the same ALSA backend
> as pulseaudio used.
If you don't mind answering, was it a Rhode Island Red cockerel or a hen
which you sacrificed to learn these arcane secrets? And, full-moon at
midnight, or dark of the moon? Or did this take moving up to a goat?
Or are you a graduate of Hogwarts? Because I am quite sure that none of
these snippets show up anywhere in the so-called documentation. Pure
magic, just like any sufficiently advanced technology.
That's because they aren't necessary. For any standard desktop all
those pieces are already setup for you. Notice how he said
"non-display-manager user". Those are only necessary if you don't have
a graphical login session.