cannedtuna2d ago

systemctl status --user pipewire

https://lemmy.world/post/45170184

Show threadgrue2d ago
Real talk, though: why has Linux taken at least five tries (OSS, ALSA, JACK, PulseAudio, PipeWire) to get audio right?!
Show threadSomething Burger 🍔

OSS came first, then got replaced by ALSA after it became proprietary.

PulseAudio is a userspace audio server to which programs connect. It manages audio settings per app, then sends everything to ALSA. JACK is the same but with a focus on low latency.

PipeWire is a modern drop-in replacement for both, and also has support for video on Wayland.

Apr 4 at 7:45pmWeb
Show threadheliotrope1d ago
And then there’s also sndio, ported from OpenBSD. This does basically the same thing as OSS/ALSA.