port from pulseaudio to pipewire for audio support

nurmagoz · May 31, 2021, 8:13pm

https://wiki.debian.org/PipeWire

For Debian 11, PipeWire can be used to replace PulseAudio.

Risky but seems to be we can make the switch for whonix 16 if needed.

nurmagoz · July 4, 2022, 11:31am

Not sure if they will push this change before debian bookworm release.

github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues

Pipewire audio support

opened 05:50AM - 22 Jan 21 UTC

DemiMarie

T: enhancement release notes P: default S: in progress C: audio

**The problem you're addressing (if any)** Fedora 34 [will be switching to Pipe…Wire], which brings security and functionality improvements. PipeWire is API and ABI compatible with PulseAudio, but I do not believe this compatibility extends to PipeWire plugins. Fortunately, PipeWire has a multiprocess architecture, so we may be able to implement sinks and sources out of process. PipeWire also handles video input, meaning that we may be able to implement a paravirtualized camera system. **Describe the solution you'd like** PipeWire should be supported **Where is the value to a user, and who might that user be?** Fedora 34 users will have working audio. **Describe alternatives you've considered** We can force Fedora 34 to use PulseAudio, assuming it is still supported. **Additional context** **Relevant [documentation](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/) you've consulted** **Related, [non-duplicate](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/reporting-bugs/#new-issues-should-not-be-duplicates-of-existing-issues) issues**

Qubes still on pulseaudio (version 4.2 might support pipewire)

Patrick · July 12, 2023, 6:08pm

Since pulseaudio isn’t compatible with wayland and pipewire is the new thing nowadays, port to pipewire needs and can be done.

Patrick · July 15, 2023, 12:05pm

Audio doesn't work out of the box in Debian bookworm and Ubuntu jammy template

opened 10:35PM - 11 May 23 UTC

marmarek

T: bug C: Debian/Ubuntu P: default diagnosed backport pending C: audio

[How to file a helpful issue](https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/issue-tracking/) #…## Qubes OS release R4.2 ### Brief summary Ubuntu jammy and Debian bookworm use pipewire by default. But it isn't started by default due to pulseaudio being installed too (and we add `ConditionPathExists=|!/usr/bin/pulseaudio` to pipewire.service). ### Steps to reproduce 1. Build and start Ubuntu jammy template 2. See (hear?) audio not working, neither pipewire nor pulseaudio service is running ### Expected behavior Audio works out of the box using pipewire. ### Actual behavior Pipewire service not started. Enabling `pipewire` qvm-service manually works as a workaround.