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wireplumber — A modular session/policy manager for PipeWire and a GObject-based high-level library that wraps Pipe

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Problem

How to use the wireplumber command: A modular session/policy manager for PipeWire and a GObject-based high-level library that wraps PipeWire's API. See also: wpctl, pipewire. More information: <https://pipewire.pages.freedesktop.org/wireplumber/>.

Solution

wireplumber — A modular session/policy manager for PipeWire and a GObject-based high-level library that wraps PipeWire's API. See also: wpctl, pipewire. More information: <https://pipewire.pages.freedesktop.org/wireplumber/>.

Make WirePlumber start with the user session immediately (for systemd systems):

systemctl --user --now enable wireplumber

Run WirePlumber, after pipewire is started (for non-systemd systems):

wireplumber

Specify a different context configuration file:

wireplumber --config-file {{path/to/file}}

Display help:

wireplumber --help

Display version:

wireplumber --version

Code Snippets

Make WirePlumber start with the user session immediately (for systemd systems)

systemctl --user --now enable wireplumber

Run WirePlumber, after `pipewire` is started (for non-systemd systems)

wireplumber

Specify a different context configuration file

wireplumber --config-file {{path/to/file}}

Display help

wireplumber --help

Display version

wireplumber --version

Context

tldr-pages: linux/wireplumber

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