#!/bin/bash # Copyright 2022 Patrick J. Volkerding, Sebeka, Minnesota, USA # All rights reserved. # # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is # permitted provided that the following conditions are met: # # 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright # notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. # # THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED # WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF # MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO # EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, # SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, # PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; # OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, # WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR # OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF # ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. # This script will attempt to disable pipewire as the default audio server, # changing it back to pulseaudio. # Remove or rename the XDG autostart files: for file in /etc/xdg/autostart/wireplumber.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/pipewire-pulse.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/pipewire.desktop ; do if [ -r ${file}.sample ]; then rm -f $file elif [ -r $file ]; then mv ${file} ${file}.sample fi done # Enable pulseaudio.desktop: if grep -q "^Hidden=true$" /etc/xdg/autostart/pulseaudio.desktop ; then grep -v "^Hidden=true$" /etc/xdg/autostart/pulseaudio.desktop > /etc/xdg/autostart/pulseaudio.desktop.new mv /etc/xdg/autostart/pulseaudio.desktop.new /etc/xdg/autostart/pulseaudio.desktop fi # Edit /etc/pulse/client.conf to enable autospawn: sed -i "s/autospawn = no/autospawn = yes/g" /etc/pulse/client.conf sed -i "s/allow-autospawn-for-root = no/allow-autospawn-for-root = yes/g" /etc/pulse/client.conf echo "Pulseaudio enabled as system audio server." if ps ax | grep -q pipewire ; then echo echo "You may need to stop running daemon/pipewire processes." echo "The clean way is to run these commands as the user that owns the processes:" echo "/usr/bin/daemon --pidfiles=~/.run --name=pipewire --stop" echo "/usr/bin/daemon --pidfiles=~/.run --name=wireplumber --stop" echo "/usr/bin/daemon --pidfiles=~/.run --name=pipewire-pulse --stop" echo echo "The quick and dirty way if nothing else on the machine is using the daemon" echo "utility is to issue this command:" echo "killall daemon" fi