Install this package:
emerge -a media-video/pipewire
If the package is masked, you can unmask it using the autounmask tool or standard emerge options:
autounmask media-video/pipewire
Or alternatively:
emerge --autounmask-write -a media-video/pipewire
| Version | EAPI | Keywords | Slot |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9999 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~loong ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 | 0/0.4 |
| 1.6.9999 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~loong ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 | 0/0.4 |
| 1.6.3 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~loong ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 | 0/0.4 |
| 1.6.2 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~loong ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 | 0/0.4 |
| 1.6.1 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~loong ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 | 0/0.4 |
| 1.4.9999 | 8 | ~amd64 ~arm64 ~loong ~mips | 0/0.4 |
| 1.4.10 | 8 | amd64 arm arm64 ~loong ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc x86 | 0/0.4 |
<pkgmetadata> <maintainer type="person"> <email>sam@gentoo.org</email> <name>Sam James</name> </maintainer> <maintainer type="person"> <email>leio@gentoo.org</email> <name>Mart Raudsepp</name> </maintainer> <use> <flag name="echo-cancel">Enable WebRTC-based echo canceller via <pkg>media-libs/webrtc-audio-processing</pkg></flag> <flag name="extra">Build pw-cat/pw-play/pw-record</flag> <flag name="flatpak">Enable Flatpak support</flag> <flag name="gsettings">Use gsettings (<pkg>dev-libs/glib</pkg>) to read/save used modules (useful for e.g. <pkg>media-sound/paprefs</pkg></flag> <flag name="jack-client">Install a plugin for running PipeWire as a JACK client</flag> <flag name="jack-sdk">Use PipeWire as JACK replacement</flag> <flag name="libcamera">Enable libcamera plugin via <pkg>media-libs/libcamera</pkg></flag> <flag name="liblc3">Allow loading LC3 plugins via <pkg>media-sound/liblc3</pkg></flag> <flag name="loudness">Enable loudness normalisation according to the EBU R128 standard using <pkg>media-libs/libebur128</pkg></flag> <flag name="lv2">Allow loading LV2 plugins via <pkg>media-libs/lv2</pkg></flag> <flag name="modemmanager">Combined with USE=bluetooth, allows PipeWire to perform telephony on mobile devices.</flag> <flag name="pipewire-alsa">Install ALSA plugin, similar to <pkg>media-plugins/alsa-plugins</pkg>'s USE=pulseaudio.</flag> <flag name="roc">Enable roc support for real-time audio streaming over the network, using <pkg>media-libs/roc-toolkit</pkg>. See https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Network#roc</flag> <flag name="ssl">Enable raop-sink support (needs <pkg>dev-libs/openssl</pkg>)</flag> <flag name="system-service">Install systemd unit files for running as a system service. Not recommended.</flag> <flag name="X">Enable audible bell for X11</flag> <flag name="sound-server">Provide sound server using ALSA and bluetooth devices</flag> </use> <upstream> <changelog>https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/releases</changelog> <doc>https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/home</doc> <bugs-to>https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/issues</bugs-to> <remote-id type="freedesktop-gitlab">pipewire/pipewire</remote-id> </upstream> </pkgmetadata>
Manage flags for this package:
euse -i <flag> -p media-video/pipewire |
euse -E <flag> -p media-video/pipewire |
euse -D <flag> -p media-video/pipewire
| Flag | Description | 9999 | 1.6.9999 | 1.6.3 | 1.6.2 | 1.6.1 | 1.4.9999 | 1.4.10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | Enable audible bell for X11 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| bluetooth | Enable Bluetooth Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| dbus | Enable dbus support for anything that needs it (gpsd, gnomemeeting, etc) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| doc | Add extra documentation (API, Javadoc, etc). It is recommended to enable per package instead of globally | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| echo-cancel | Enable WebRTC-based echo canceller via <pkg>media-libs/webrtc-audio-processing</pkg> | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| elogind | Enable session tracking via sys-auth/elogind | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| extra | Build pw-cat/pw-play/pw-record | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ffmpeg | Enable ffmpeg/libav-based audio/video codec support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| fftw | Use FFTW library for computing Fourier transforms | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| flatpak | Enable Flatpak support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| gsettings | Use gsettings (<pkg>dev-libs/glib</pkg>) to read/save used modules (useful for e.g. <pkg>media-sound/paprefs</pkg> | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| gstreamer | Add support for media-libs/gstreamer (Streaming media) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ieee1394 | Enable FireWire/iLink IEEE1394 support (dv, camera, ...) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| jack-client | Install a plugin for running PipeWire as a JACK client | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| jack-sdk | Use PipeWire as JACK replacement | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| libcamera | Enable libcamera plugin via <pkg>media-libs/libcamera</pkg> | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| liblc3 | Allow loading LC3 plugins via <pkg>media-sound/liblc3</pkg> | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| loudness | Enable loudness normalisation according to the EBU R128 standard using <pkg>media-libs/libebur128</pkg> | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| lv2 | Allow loading LV2 plugins via <pkg>media-libs/lv2</pkg> | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| man | Build and install man pages | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| modemmanager | Combined with USE=bluetooth, allows PipeWire to perform telephony on mobile devices. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| pipewire-alsa | Install ALSA plugin, similar to <pkg>media-plugins/alsa-plugins</pkg>'s USE=pulseaudio. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| pulseaudio | Add sound server support via media-libs/libpulse (may be PulseAudio or PipeWire) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| readline | Enable support for libreadline, a GNU line-editing library that almost everyone wants | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| roc | Enable roc support for real-time audio streaming over the network, using <pkg>media-libs/roc-toolkit</pkg>. See https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/Network#roc | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| selinux | !!internal use only!! Security Enhanced Linux support, this must be set by the selinux profile or breakage will occur | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| sound-server | Provide sound server using ALSA and bluetooth devices | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ssl | Enable raop-sink support (needs <pkg>dev-libs/openssl</pkg>) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| system-service | Install systemd unit files for running as a system service. Not recommended. | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| systemd | Enable use of systemd-specific libraries and features like socket activation or session tracking | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| test | Enable dependencies and/or preparations necessary to run tests (usually controlled by FEATURES=test but can be toggled independently) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| v4l | Enable support for video4linux (using linux-headers or userspace libv4l libraries) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| zeroconf | Support for DNS Service Discovery (DNS-SD) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Type | File | Size | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIST | pipewire-1.4.10.tar.bz2 | 1944899 bytes | 1.4.10 |
| DIST | pipewire-1.6.1.tar.bz2 | 2060839 bytes | 1.6.1 |
| DIST | pipewire-1.6.2.tar.bz2 | 2060787 bytes | 1.6.2 |
| DIST | pipewire-1.6.3.tar.bz2 | 2061414 bytes | 1.6.3 |
| Type | File | Size |
|---|---|---|
| DIST | pipewire-1.4.0-docs.tar.xz | 67012 bytes |
| DIST | pipewire-1.4.7-0001-don-t-include-standard-C-headers-inside-of-extern-C.patch.xz | 16180 bytes |
| DIST | pipewire-1.6.0-docs.tar.xz | 76112 bytes |