From 094788fdfbbd46cdb3833bda84e336b918e94603 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Michal Vasilek Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2022 23:50:55 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] pipewire: mention xdg autostart files --- src/config/media/pipewire.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/src/config/media/pipewire.md b/src/config/media/pipewire.md index a677360c5..f44158896 100644 --- a/src/config/media/pipewire.md +++ b/src/config/media/pipewire.md @@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ environment or [startx](../graphical-session/xorg.md#startx). The `pipewire` package provides `pipewire` and `pipewire-pulse` system services, but they are not recommended for a typical setup. +The `pipewire` package ships [Desktop +Entry](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/) files +for `pipewire` and `pipewire-pulse` in `/usr/share/applications`. If your +environment supports the [Desktop Application Autostart +Specification](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/autostart-spec/autostart-spec-latest.html), +you can enable pipewire by symlinking the desktop files to the autostart +directory: + +``` +# ln -s /usr/share/applications/pipewire.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/pipewire.desktop +``` + ## PulseAudio replacement Before starting `pipewire-pulse`, make sure that the PulseAudio service is