On 2024-09-24 11:02, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote:
From: Kevin Cozens via talk <talk@gtalug.org> Does this mean the rest of the distros are going to be switching from PulseAudio to Pipewire in the (not too distant) future?
I think that they are or have.
Wonderful. Here we go again(?).
I hope the transition goes better than it did when we went from ALSA to PA. When PA was first being introduced it broke the previously working sound system on my desktop for almost 3 years.
Do you know why it broke?
Not a clue. Sound worked perfectly when my system only used ALSA. After an update and PulseAudio appeared on the scene I lost my audio. Some time later another update partially restored audio but it was a long time after that before it was fully working once again.
All change has a chance of breaking things. In theory, this change has a low chance.
I hope so. I don't know if PA was considered low risk or not when it was first being introduced.
If you care, try a distro that has made the transition and see how it works. Then report any errors.
Good idea. I don't want my sound system breaking again the next time I do an update/upgrade and find it is now using Pipewire. I'll be looking in to whether this is year another layer on top of PA, on top of ALSA, etc, or a complete replacement for the existing sound drivers. -- Cheers! Kevin. https://www.patreon.com/KevinCozens | "Nerds make the shiny things that | distract the mouth-breathers, and Owner of Elecraft K2 #2172 | that's why we're powerful" #include <disclaimer/favourite> | --Chris Hardwick