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Adds support for PulseAudio sound server

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Packages Using This Flag

Package Local Description (use.local.desc) Metadata Description (metadata.xml)
media-plugins/audacious-plugins - -
media-sound/ardour - -
media-sound/deadbeef - -
www-client/torbrowser - Add sound server support via media-libs/libpulse (may be PulseAudio or Pipewire, or apulse if installed)
games-emulation/rpcs3 - -
net-voip/baresip Pulseaudio driver Pulseaudio driver
gui-apps/waybar Enable support for volume control via PulseAudio Enable support for volume control via PulseAudio
media-sound/libcava - -
games-emulation/dolphin - -
www-client/chromium - -
www-client/firefox Add sound server support via media-libs/libpulse (may be PulseAudio or Pipewire, or apulse if installed) Add sound server support via media-libs/libpulse (may be PulseAudio or Pipewire, or apulse if installed)
app-office/wps-office - -
dev-qt/qtwebengine - -
media-libs/openal - -
media-plugins/gst-plugins-meta - -
media-tv/mythtv - -
media-video/vlc - -
gui-apps/yambar PulseAudio support -
app-emulation/wine-lutris - -
media-sound/cadence - -
media-sound/carla - -
app-misc/my-world-meta - -
app-emulation/qemu Enable pulseaudio output for sound emulation Enable pulseaudio output for sound emulation
mail-client/proton-mail-bin - -
media-gfx/blender - -
media-libs/gmtk - -
media-video/gnome-mplayer - -
www-plugins/freshplayerplugin - -
mail-client/thunderbird Add sound server support via media-libs/libpulse (may be PulseAudio or Pipewire, or apulse if installed) Add sound server support via media-libs/libpulse (may be PulseAudio or Pipewire, or apulse if installed)
games-util/steam-launcher - -
app-admin/aslstatus - -
media-sound/lmms - -
net-im/viber-bin - -
net-p2p/webtorrent-desktop-bin - -
dev-util/electron - -
pantheon-base/pantheon-meta - -
dev-libs/efl - pulseaudio support
media-libs/libopenmpt - -
app-accessibility/flite - -
app-accessibility/julius - -
app-accessibility/speech-dispatcher - -
app-admin/conky - -
app-emulation/fuse - -
app-emulation/vice - -
app-emulation/virtualbox - -
app-emulation/virtualbox-kvm - -
app-emulation/wine-proton - -
app-emulation/wine-staging - -
app-emulation/wine-vanilla - -
app-misc/fastfetch - -
dev-games/godot - -
dev-qt/qtmultimedia - -
dev-scheme/bigloo - -
games-emulation/fbzx - -
games-emulation/higan - -
games-emulation/lxdream - -
games-emulation/pcsx2 - -
games-emulation/snes9x - -
games-strategy/spaz - -
gui-apps/wf-recorder Enable support for audio capture via PulseAudio Enable support for audio capture via PulseAudio
gui-apps/wf-shell - -
kde-apps/kmix - -
kde-apps/kwave - -
kde-misc/kdeconnect Enable system volume control plugin using media-libs/libpulse Enable system volume control plugin using <pkg>media-libs/libpulse</pkg>
kde-plasma/plasma-meta Install Plasma applet for PulseAudio volume management Install Plasma applet for PulseAudio volume management
lxqt-base/lxqt-panel - -
mate-base/mate-settings-daemon - -
media-libs/allegro - -
media-libs/avidemux-plugins - -
media-libs/cubeb - -
media-libs/libao - -
media-libs/libcanberra Enables PulseAudio sound driver that should be able to support positional event sounds. This is the preferred choice for best sound events experience and picked by default if compiled in and possible to use at runtime. Enables PulseAudio sound driver that should be able to support positional event sounds. This is the preferred choice for best sound events experience and picked by default if compiled in and possible to use at runtime.
media-libs/libmatemixer - -
media-libs/libmikmod - -
media-libs/libsdl2 - -
media-libs/libsdl3 - -
media-libs/libsoundio - -
media-libs/libtgvoip - -
media-libs/pcaudiolib - -
media-libs/roc-toolkit - -
media-libs/rtaudio - -
media-libs/xine-lib - -
media-plugins/alsa-plugins - -
media-plugins/libvisual-plugins - -
media-plugins/mpg123-output-plugins - -
media-radio/fldigi - -
media-radio/qrq - -
media-radio/unixcw - -
media-sound/aqualung - -
media-sound/audiotools - -
media-sound/cava - -
media-sound/cmus - -
media-sound/csound - -
media-sound/darkice - -
media-sound/fluidsynth - -
media-sound/gbsplay - -
media-sound/gogglesmm - -
media-sound/hydrogen - -
media-sound/lingot - -
media-sound/mangler - -
media-sound/mhwaveedit - -
media-sound/mpd - -
media-sound/mpg123 - -
media-sound/mpg123-base - -
media-sound/ncspot - -
media-sound/openmpt123 - -
media-sound/qmmp - -
media-sound/qsynth - -
media-sound/reaper-bin - -
media-sound/scream - -
media-sound/sidplayfp - -
media-sound/snd - -
media-sound/sonic-visualiser - -
media-sound/sox - -
media-sound/spotify Controls the dependency on pulseaudio or apulse Controls the dependency on pulseaudio or apulse
media-sound/strawberry - -
media-sound/terminatorx - -
media-tv/kodi - -
media-video/aegisub - -
media-video/gpac - -
media-video/guvcview - -
media-video/mplayer - -
media-video/mpv - -
media-video/obs-studio - -
media-video/pipewire - -
media-video/qmplay2 - -
media-video/simplescreenrecorder - -
media-video/webcamoid - -
net-analyzer/multimon-ng - -
net-im/zoom - -
net-libs/gtk-vnc - -
net-misc/eventd - -
net-misc/freerdp - -
net-misc/rdesktop - -
net-voip/mumble - -
net-wireless/blueman - -
net-wireless/gqrx - -
www-client/seamonkey - -
x11-misc/i3status - -
x11-misc/polybar - -
x11-wm/e16 - -
x11-wm/qtile - -
x11-wm/xpra - -
xfce-base/xfce4-meta - -
xfce-extra/xfce4-mixer - -
app-emulation/looking-glass - Build with Pulseaudio support
gui-apps/sfwbar - -
media-sound/jamesdsp - Build with PulseAudio support.
media-sound/librespot - -
media-sound/spotifyd Enable the pulseaudio backend for audio playback Enables the pulseaudio backend
media-sound/shairport-sync - -
dev-haskell/monky - enable pulse example (7.6 disabled because travis)
net-misc/guacamole-server - -
app-emulation/wine-d3d9 - -
www-client/librewolf - Add sound server support via media-libs/libpulse (may be PulseAudio or Pipewire, or apulse if installed)
games-emulation/bsnes-hd - -
games-emulation/reicast - -
games-emulation/retroarch - Build PulseAudio audio driver
games-util/esteam - -
games-util/steam-client-meta - -
media-sound/vgmplay - -
net-im/viber - -
media-sound/element - -
media-tv/sundtek-tv - -
dev-ml/mm - -
media-libs/mediastreamer2 - -
media-radio/liquidsoap - -
games-arcade/itgmania - -
www-client/palemoon - -
www-client/icecat - -
pentoo/pentoo-desktop - -
pentoo/pentoo-radio - -
net-im/zoom-bin - -
www-client/cromite - -
www-client/ungoogled-chromium - -
media-sound/rsound - -
media-video/cinelerra - -
games-emulation/bsnes-plus - -
x11-misc/prismatik - -
sci-misc/praat - -
app-misc/workrave - -
x11-misc/i3status-mpd - -
media-libs/qtav - -
dev-lang/squeakvm - Build the pulse audio driver plugin for sound
games-kids/byob - Use the pulse audio driver plugin for sound
games-kids/scratch - Use the pulse audio driver plugin for sound
funkin-mods/beepie - Enable PulseAudio support; useful for desktop sessions. This will override the alsa USE flag.
funkin-mods/cyber-sensation - Enable PulseAudio support; useful for desktop sessions. This will override the alsa USE flag.
funkin-mods/ddt - Enable PulseAudio support; useful for desktop sessions. This will override the alsa USE flag.
funkin-mods/dnb - Enable PulseAudio support; useful for desktop sessions. This will override the alsa USE flag.
funkin-mods/fliqpy-kade - Enable PulseAudio support; useful for desktop sessions. This will override the alsa USE flag.
funkin-mods/fnf-soft - Enable PulseAudio support; useful for desktop sessions. This will override the alsa USE flag.
funkin-mods/jenny - Enable PulseAudio support; useful for desktop sessions. This will override the alsa USE flag.
funkin-mods/lullaby - Enable PulseAudio support; useful for desktop sessions. This will override the alsa USE flag.
funkin-mods/mcm - Enable PulseAudio support; useful for desktop sessions. This will override the alsa USE flag.
funkin-mods/mokey - Enable PulseAudio support; useful for desktop sessions. This will override the alsa USE flag.
funkin-mods/sunday - Enable PulseAudio support; useful for desktop sessions. This will override the alsa USE flag.
funkin-mods/the-puppet-master - Enable PulseAudio support; useful for desktop sessions. This will override the alsa USE flag.
funkin-mods/tricky-kade - Enable PulseAudio support; useful for desktop sessions. This will override the alsa USE flag.
funkin-mods/wi - Enable PulseAudio support; useful for desktop sessions. This will override the alsa USE flag.
funkin-mods/zardy-kade - Enable PulseAudio support; useful for desktop sessions. This will override the alsa USE flag.
media-sound/munt-mt32emu-qt - -
app-emulation/qemu-stealth - -
x11-misc/multibar - -
media-libs/libcava - -
virtual/zstdenv-client - -