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Add sound server support via media-libs/libpulse (may be PulseAudio or PipeWire)

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Packages Using This Flag

Package Local Description (use.local.desc) Metadata Description (metadata.xml)
media-video/obs-studio - -
sci-misc/praat - -
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/qtmultimedia - -
dev-qt/qtwebengine - -
media-plugins/gst-plugins-meta - -
app-emulation/qemu Enable pulseaudio output for sound emulation Enable pulseaudio output for sound emulation
games-util/steam-client-meta - -
media-sound/carla - -
net-im/viber - -
app-accessibility/rhvoice - -
media-tv/mythtv - -
media-video/vlc - -
gui-apps/yambar PulseAudio support PulseAudio support
app-emulation/wine-lutris - -
media-sound/cadence - -
media-gfx/blender - -
app-misc/my-world-meta - -
dev-games/godot - -
mail-client/proton-mail-bin Pull in libpulse (or apulse) for notification sounds Pull in libpulse (or apulse) for notification sounds
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)
www-client/librewolf 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)
media-libs/gmtk - -
media-video/gnome-mplayer - -
www-plugins/freshplayerplugin - -
media-sound/rsound - -
games-util/steam-launcher - -
www-client/brave-browser - Enable PulseAudio support for audio
games-emulation/dolphin-primehack - -
www-client/phantom-satellite - -
kde-plasma/plasma-meta Install Plasma applet for PulseAudio volume management Install Plasma applet for PulseAudio volume management
net-misc/xrdp - -
app-admin/aslstatus - -
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-scheme/bigloo - -
games-emulation/fbzx - -
games-emulation/higan - -
games-emulation/lxdream - -
games-emulation/mame - -
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 Build pulseaudio volume widget Build pulseaudio volume widget
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>
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 - Enable PulseAudio support
media-libs/openal - -
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/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 Enable the pulseaudio backend for audio playback
media-sound/shairport-sync - -
app-accessibility/mimic1 - -
app-accessibility/rhvoice-core - -
dev-games/godot-dotnet - -
games-emulation/RetroArch PulseAudio support PulseAudio support
games-emulation/flycast - -
gui-apps/swaync - -
media-libs/wivrn Enable support for audio sink/source through pulseaudio modules Enable support for audio sink/source through pulseaudio modules
media-sound/fooyin - -
media-sound/musikcube Build plugin to support pulseaudio. Build plugin to support pulseaudio.
media-sound/spotify-player - -
net-dialup/minimodem - -
www-client/mullvad-browser 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)
x11-misc/i3status-rust - -
dev-haskell/monky - enable pulse example (7.6 disabled because travis)
net-misc/guacamole-server - -
games-arcade/stepmania - -
app-emulation/wine-d3d9 - -
media-libs/libcava - -
games-emulation/bsnes-hd - -
games-emulation/reicast - -
games-emulation/retroarch - Build PulseAudio audio driver
games-util/esteam - -
media-sound/vgmplay - -
media-sound/lmms - -
net-im/telegram-desktop - -
gui-browser/librewolf - Add sound server support via media-libs/libpulse (may be PulseAudio or Pipewire, or apulse if installed)
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-video/cinelerra - -
games-emulation/bsnes-plus - -
net-wireless/rtlsdr-airband - -
games-arcade/etterna - Enable audio output via PulseAudio (media-libs/libpulse)
app-misc/workrave - -
x11-misc/i3status-mpd - -
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
games-emulation/xemu - -
media-sound/ossp - -
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.
games-arcade/funkin - Enable PulseAudio support; useful for desktop sessions. This will override the alsa USE flag.
media-sound/munt-mt32emu-qt - -
media-sound/moc - -
app-emulation/qemu-stealth - -
x11-misc/multibar - -
virtual/zstdenv-client - -