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@@ -14,6 +14,18 @@ environment or [startx](../graphical-session/xorg.md#startx). The `pipewire`
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package provides `pipewire` and `pipewire-pulse` system services, but they are
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not recommended for a typical setup.
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The `pipewire` package ships [Desktop
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Entry](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/latest/) files
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for `pipewire` and `pipewire-pulse` in `/usr/share/applications`. If your
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environment supports the [Desktop Application Autostart
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Specification](https://specifications.freedesktop.org/autostart-spec/autostart-spec-latest.html),
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you can enable pipewire by symlinking the desktop files to the autostart
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directory:
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```
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# ln -s /usr/share/applications/pipewire.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/pipewire.desktop
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```
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## PulseAudio replacement
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Before starting `pipewire-pulse`, make sure that the PulseAudio service is

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