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Notice: This package is in a virtual group: virtual/jack
Equivalents: media-sound/jack-audio-connection-kit, media-sound/jack2

Install

Install this package:

emerge -a media-video/pipewire

Package Information

Description:
Multimedia processing graphs
Homepage:
https://pipewire.org/
License:
MIT LGPL-2.1+ GPL-2

Versions

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
1.6.9 8 ~amd64 ~arm ~arm64 ~loong ~mips ~ppc ~ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc ~x86 0/0.4
1.6.8 8 amd64 arm arm64 ~loong ~mips ppc ppc64 ~riscv ~sparc x86 0/0.4

Metadata

Maintainers

Upstream

Raw Metadata XML 
<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="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="sofa">Spatially Oriented Format for Acoustics (SOFA) support via <pkg>media-libs/libmysofa</pkg></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>

Lint Warnings

USE Flags

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 1.6.9 1.6.8
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> ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
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 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
sofa Spatially Oriented Format for Acoustics (SOFA) support via <pkg>media-libs/libmysofa</pkg> ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
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) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Files

Manifest

Type File Size Versions
DIST pipewire-1.6.8.tar.bz2 2062635 bytes 1.6.8
DIST pipewire-1.6.9.tar.bz2 2065479 bytes 1.6.9
Unmatched Entries
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DIST pipewire-1.6.0-docs.tar.xz 76112 bytes