The PipeWire project is slowly getting popular as it matures. Its documentation is still relatively sparse but is gradually growing. However, it's always a good idea to have people from outside the project try to grasp and explain it to others in their own words, reiterating ideas, seeing them from their own perspective.
This is the next version of my original guide to setting up Arch Linux. Why am I writing this? Well, I’m getting a new Framework Laptop 13, and I want to install Arch Linux on it. Yup, that’s pretty much it. Some of my preferences have changed, but don’t be surprised if much of this feels the same.
PipeWire is a relatively new (first release in 2017) low-level multimedia framework. It aims to offer capture and playback for both audio and video with minimal latency while retaining support for PulseAudio-, JACK-, ALSA-, and GStreamer-based applications. PipeWire has great Bluetooth support; due to...
Modern Linux distros are switching from PulseAudio to PipeWire, and I have to say: PipeWire is great!
Modern Linux distros are switching from PulseAudio to PipeWire, and I have to say: PipeWire is great!
Benjamin Blundell, benjamin.computer. I make things with computers
How I fixed an annoying audio bug on my laptop using LLMs.
Learn how to tune PipeWire for the best audio quality on Ubuntu, ensuring optimal sound performance for your Linux system.