[SOLVED] No /etc/pipewire folder 12 June 2021, 12:04:15 Just performed a fresh installation of Artix and installed pipewire-pulse, pipewire-alsa, pipewire-media-session and pipewire but still got no /etc/pipewire folder.pipewire version is 1:0.3.30-2What may the reason be? Last Edit: 12 June 2021, 13:53:10 by alium
Re: No /etc/pipewire folder Reply #1 – 12 June 2021, 13:31:08 The reason is, you need to copy the folder /usr/share/pipewire to /etc/pipewire.Also, apart from Arch Wiki, Debian Wiki contains some useful tips on configuring pipewire too.
Re: No /etc/pipewire folder Reply #2 – 12 June 2021, 13:33:38 Quote from: VictorBrand – on 12 June 2021, 13:31:08you need to copy the folder /usr/share/pipewire to /etc/pipewire.I knew that already, but thank you. I just wanna know why it didn't happen automatically.
Re: No /etc/pipewire folder Reply #3 – 12 June 2021, 13:40:42 it's alright, see https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/commit/1609126bcd720304b7a4c81b87cc3e70ae91ff44 https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PipeWire#Troubleshootingad question: because upstream wan't do this automatically.... because devs of RedHatintroduced in 0.3.28 2 Likes
Re: No /etc/pipewire folder Reply #4 – 12 June 2021, 13:41:54 Quote from: fehigax145 – on 12 June 2021, 13:33:38I knew that already, but thank you. I just wanna know why it didn't happen automatically.I suppose that's Arch-style of installing things, first. Second, you have a freedom to configure pipewire as you like to, whether it be with-alsa, with-pulse or whatsoever. Pipewire is just too flexible, thus generic configuration would hardly satisfy everyone. Third, pipewire is under active development, and therefore config file format can be drastically changed with a new version, so in a rolling release distro it's more convenient to ship those files into /usr/share and let the user decide what to do with them.
Re: No /etc/pipewire folder Reply #5 – 12 June 2021, 13:43:45 Quote from: alium – on 12 June 2021, 13:40:42it's alright, see https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/commit/1609126bcd720304b7a4c81b87cc3e70ae91ff44 https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PipeWire#Troubleshootingad question: becuase upstream wan't do this automatically.... because devs of RedHatThank you for explanation!