Questions tagged [pipewire]
Questions related to PipeWire, a new low-level multimedia framework, that offers capture and playback for both audio and video with minimal latency and support for PulseAudio-, JACK-, ALSA- and GStreamer-based applications. It might become a PulseAudio replacement in the near future.
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No sound output devices listed after upgrade from 21.10 to 22.04
Problem: No sound after upgrade from ubuntu 21.10 to 22.04 (using development release) both built in speakers and hdmi output.
Some background: running on ubuntu 21.04, I noticed that my sound was not ...
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Replacing Pulseaudio with Pipewire in Ubuntu 20.04
Since I installed Ubuntu 20.04 I have been facing problems with my Bluetooth headset microphone not detected by the system. My headset worked perfectly with Windows. Also, I am not able to switch to ...
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How to replace pulseaudio with pipewire on Ubuntu 21.04?
As Ubuntu 21.04 includes pipewire for video streams and screen sharing by default, I am wondering whether or not it is possible to replace pulseaudio completely with pipewire.
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How to achieve (automated) simultaneous outputs with Pipewire?
I'd like to have my system automatically output to all available sound devices (preferably using a sink in Pulseaudio Volume Control). This was possible when using Pulseaudio alone.
Is it possible ...
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How to uninstall pipewire and go back to pulseaudio
I am using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS version (Jammy Jellyfish). I was facing a slight glitch while using my bluetooth headset mic. So, I tried to switch to pipewire to check if it solves my problem. But after ...
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No sound in Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS after upgrading from 20.04 LTS
I have no sound on my ThinkBook 14S-IWL Laptop running Ubuntu 22.04.1 anymore.
I have tried everything: Rebooting, regular shutdown, apt-update, updating GRUB, trying to install pipewire/wireplumber/...
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What is the relation between PipeWire and PulseAudio on Ubuntu 22.04?
Background of the question: I'm playing with Pop!_OS in a virtual machine and trying to setup the audio for the xRDP service. At this moment it looks like it is not possible because they've switched ...
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Samsung Galaxy Buds+ Bluetooth Headset works on Pipewire?
On Ubuntu 20.10 I was able to pair the Samsung Galaxy Buds+ earplug headset with the Bluetooth from PulseAudio through the BlueZ API, but the audio from the low quality headphone had very low volume ...
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How can I downmix stereo audio output to mono in PipeWire (on 22.10)?
I need a way to set mono audio output on my system.
I had used this solution before: Can I downmix stereo audio to mono?
pacmd load-module module-remap-sink sink_name=mono master=NAME_OF_AUDIO_SINK \
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Upgrade to 22.10 pipewire killed bluetooth audio: org.bluez.Error.Failed br-connection-profile-unavailable
I am running UbuntuStudio with KDE Plasma, using last week's release of 22.10. The new version now supports headsets, and I had been using an Anker Soundcore as stereo speakers, I've used it with ...
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Microphone noise cancellation
I managed to get the microphone noise cancellation to work (in 20.04) a few months ago by adding the following to the /etc/pulse/default.pa
load-module module-echo-cancel source_name=noechosource ...
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Sound issues after upgrading to 23.04
I have a HP laptop, Omen 15, I used the previous ubuntu version with no issues, but I just upgraded and noticed a weird issue.
When I play a sound that has pauses in it, the sound cuts at the start of ...
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Pipewire + wireplumber don't work on Ubuntu 22.10
I've just upgraded Ubuntu from 22.04 to 22.10 some days ago. I'm experimenting some troubles by watching any online video stream and any mp4 videos saved on my PC. Basically they don't flow. To make ...
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Unable to use bluetooth headset, but "connecting" works. Yet, no Audio Profile
I have a Sony WH-CH700N Bluetooth Headset. On my previous Ubuntu it worked perfectly fine.
Now I'm using a different notebook with Kubuntu on in and I can't use it.
It's detected immediately. ...
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Reinstall ubuntu-desktop without installing PipeWire?
I prefer to use Pulse Audio as my gaming laptop (2021 TUF Gaming A15) has audio crackling issues with Pipewire, usually with a game open at the same time. when I remove Pipewire sudo apt remove ...
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using pipewire, br connection profile unavailable
using pipewire, br connection profile unavailable
i am trying to connect my boat headphones to xubuntu22. the issue is this error while pairing/connecting. when i switch back to pulseaudio it again is ...
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Pipewire is not recognized by MS Teams (but Pulseaudio is)
Recently I moved from Pulseaudio to Pipewire (Replacing Pulseaudio with Pipewire in Ubuntu 20.04)
Everything is working as expected except for Microsoft Teams desktop app (downloaded teams_1.4.00....
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Ubuntu 22.10 Pipewire / Wireplumber: a2dp-sink profile connect failed. Device or resource busy
The BT earbuds w/ mic Jabra Elite 85t generally work good but sometime it gets messy after a while I have to put them back in the box, or even restart the system.
I am using Ubuntu 22.10 freshly ...
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ubuntu 22.04, pipewire, bluetooth audio output
after update can not output audio through blue tooth. devices connect and show connected in bt manager, but does not show in audio settings. update, restart etc. does not help. maybe some problem with ...
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How to prevent audio from playing through speakers after disconnecting from bluetooth device on pipewire?
I'm using pipewire on arch and struggle with the fact that my speakers will blast music after I walk out of range with my bluetooth headset.
I have the exact same problem as this guy, and the answer ...
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Ubuntu distorts sounds at higher volume
I recently (~2 weeks) switched to Ubuntu and the sound is crazy distorted at volumes higher than 50%. At 50%, the speaker volume is not high enough for regular usage. I've so far tried tweaking around ...
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Significant audio lag in davinci resolve when using pipewire
I'm using pipewire on an Ubuntu system, and it's been reported that this is the cause of serious audio lag in Davinci Resolve.
The advice given is to "instal pulseaudio-alsa" but I don't ...
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OBS Wayland screen capture not working on GNOME
I've been trying to capture my screen with OBS for so long on Wayland, but never got it working really.
I run Ubuntu 21.04 with GNOME 3.38.4 and Wayland, OBS 27.1.3, xdg-desktop-portal 1.8.1-1, xdg-...
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no sound devices listed after system update oct. 8/ 22: pipewire, wire plumber installed and working perviously
I did an upgrade today, noticed pipewire and others upgraded but did not watch carefully. now I have no audio in or out devices listed. HP laptop.
systemctl --user status pipewire pipewire-pulse ...
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OBS 27 has no Wayland option on Ubuntu 21.04
So, as you can see I have pipewire installed but there is no option for it. And yes, I installed OBS from its PPA that means it is up to date (27.0.1)
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Bluetooth won't connect after upgrade to 23.10
After upgrading to 23.10 from 22.04, I can't seem to actually connect to any of the bluetooth devices I was before. Presumably pipewire is what changed, but not sure.
Bluetooth settings say the device ...
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Pipewire Noise Cancellation kubuntu 23.04
I am trying to setup noise cacellation with pipewire on my laptop.
I need the noise cancellation because I am recording myself for scholarship purposes.
I found this article below. @joelostblom posted ...
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Switching from pulseaudio to pipewire deletes my GUI
I was using the following link as a reference to switch over from pulseaudio to pipewire.
https://gist.github.com/the-spyke/2de98b22ff4f978ebf0650c90e82027e?permalink_comment_id=3976215
The reason I ...
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volume and mute buttons not working on Ubuntu
It has been days since my volume buttons and the mute button work correctly. I have been trying everything related to pulse audio that could have caused this. Reinstalling, resetting my volume and ...
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PipeWire no sound on TV via HDMI
On Ubuntu 22.10 I have a strange bug for sound on HDMI, the sound is working fine on my LG monitor plugged via HDMI but not on my Continental Edison TV (HDMI as well).
So I tried with a live CD of ...
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How can I enable surround sound on Ubuntu 23.04?
I have just upgraded to Ubuntu 23.04 from Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (upgraded to 22.04 first, then 23.04). I believe the latter used PulseAudio, and the surround sound/subwoofer on my laptop (Lenovo X1 Carbon ...
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No output sound on LG Gram 2023 i7-1360p
I recently bought the lg gram 2023 and I have the output sound problem, even though I have tried many methods from this website. I'm pretty sure that the speaker working just fine when I'm using ...
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Sound input devices not detected in Ubuntu 22.04
I've recently upgraded from Ubuntu 20.04 to 22.04 and my input and output built-in sound devices weren't detected by the system. After trying every option described in No sound output devices listed ...
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Razer 14 (2023) no audio in 23.04
I just recently purchased a new Razer 14 (2023) laptop and installed Ubuntu 23.04 on it. The SSD is partitioned in half and dual-boots Windows 11. Windows 11 audio works flawlessly (so I know it isn't ...
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Sound disappearing ("Dummy output") on any kernel above 5.15, Dell XPS 17
so I'm regularly having some sound problems with my Dell on kernel updates, but the latest one (when pipewire was introduced) completely baffles me, as I really have no clue what to do any longer.
Yes ...
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How can I change Bluetooth buffer size?
I have installed Ubuntu 23.04. There is a Bluetooth issue in this version that causes the audio streamed from my phone to my Linux desktop to be very laggy (There was not such a problem in the 22.04 ...
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Sound stuttering in virtual machine
In Ubuntu 23.04 and 22.10 installed in VMware 13 there is sound stuttering. Ubuntu 20.04 does not have this problem. In Fedora 38 I also had problems with sound. In fedora 38 I changed the file ~/....
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No Audio Ubuntu 22.10
Just did a fresh install of Ubuntu 22.10 on my Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (model Q409ZA) but I have no audio. I followed a guide on installing pipewire, but that did not work. I saw some other questions ...
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Stumped trying to set default audio device on ubuntu 22.10 with pipewire
Ubuntu 22.10 running Cinnamon or Plasma (X11)
I use USB speakers for audio ( Altec Lansing BXR1200's) After every logout / reboot / sleep my audio output device gets reset to "Dummy Output"...
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No sound through speakers. Headphones work. Running Ubuntu 22.10
I'm running Ubuntu 22.10 on an HP Zbook Fury 16 G9. I can't get sound on the laptop speakers. The headphones work fine. This was working yesterday after removing pulse audio package. It was added as a ...
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input and output device of sound is suspended
I am Running
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
Release: 22.04
Codename: jammy
hardware is
Terminal: gnome-terminal
Intel CPU: Intel i5-8250U (8) @ 3....
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snap firefox over ssh X11-forwarding doesn't use X user's pulseaudio daemon
I run multiple instances of applications, including firefox, under different user accounts, all displaying to the same X server.
In the past, as the X user I just did the equivalent of: ssh -X user2@...
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How to have Pipewire auto route Zoom to node other than sound card?
When using Zoom, Teams etc. I want to auto mute the mic when not talking to block background noise such as the keyboard. Carla with a gate plugin works well.
My question is: how to have Pipewire ...
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Enable Mono Audio output in Ubuntu 22.04lts
I would like to enable mono audio output through my earphone;this was possible previously in ubuntu 20.04(vanilla) with these instructions: Can I downmix stereo audio to mono?
However,it doesn't seem ...
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Bluetooth headphones won't connect after last update involving pipewire
After my last update involving the libraries in the picture, my bluetooth headphones won't connect (the bluetooth mouse works fine).
Here are the libraries:
Now when I'm trying to connect the pc won'...
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All bluetooth audio devices not showing in sound settings Ubuntu 21.10
The Problem
I recently installed Ubuntu 21.10 I proceeded to install EasyEffects.
(disclaimer: I don't know a lot about ubuntus/linux audio device management, please excuse noob questions here)
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Why is sound not working on my headphones?
I'm running a Dell Inspiron 17-7779 running Ubuntu 21.10 and kernel 5.13.0-19. According to the BIOS, it has a RealTek ALC-3253 Audio chip, and running lspci gives this repsonse
00:1f.3 Audio device: ...
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Microphone of blue tooth headset not picking up sound
I am new to the community and this is my first question. First of all, I thank all the members because so many times in the past I have been able to fix many problems I faced in Ubuntu thanks to this ...
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How do i add firmware to get es8336 audio to work?
I am still without audio even after upgrading to Kernel 6 which supposedlly fixed this issue with the es8336 intel built-in hd audio card. I've done thorough work trying to fix this under the previous ...
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Which release of Xubuntu has PipeWire by default?
According to release notes 22.10 does not have it but what about later releases?
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