Inxi -Fazy says pipewire is running, but I cannot delete it as Add/Remove says it isnt installed?

I wonder why do you need 90% of those packages…doubt you know either. AUR should be locked with password on Manjaro tbh. :smiley:

Yes that probably is a good idea :joy:

On the contrary tho … I do know why at least 50% of them are installed for … Gaming/emulation being the most prevalent … Im learning :slight_smile:

What a mess if misinformation.
@GCandy77 you should have done your due diligence and checked why pipewire package was installed on your system (what other package is requiring it):

$ pactree -r pipewire

This would have told you, kwin (an essential part of your KDE installation) is requiring pipewire-media-session and therefor pipewire … even if you’re still using pulseaudio as your audio server.

You can disable it’s socket/service as mentioned above - but you won’t be able to remove it (since that package is a requirement).

Its steam & Kwin :slight_smile: But thx for the handy command :+1:t2:

pipewire
├─lib32-pipewire
│ └─steam-native
├─mpd
├─pipewire-media-session
│ └─kwin
│   └─plasma-workspace
│     ├─kdeplasma-addons
│     ├─kget
│     ├─khotkeys
│     ├─plasma-browser-integration
│     ├─plasma-nm
│     ├─plasma-pa
│     ├─powerdevil
│     ├─sddm-breath-theme
│     │ └─manjaro-kde-settings
│     └─systemsettings
│       ├─kgamma5
│       ├─kinfocenter
│       ├─plasma-desktop
│       └─sddm-kcm
└─xdg-desktop-portal
  └─flatpak
    └─libpamac-flatpak-plugin

One last thing before I try to remove n re-install packages.

I had a suggestion Via a chap called Nayr438 on the LTT forums to run these commands (I trust this person and they have helped me a lot in the past)

sudo pacman -S wireplumber pipewire-pulse pipewire-jack pipewire-alsa pipewire gst-plugin-pipewire
&
sudo pacman -S lib32-pipewire-jack lib32-pipewire

[sudo] password for rob: 
warning: pipewire-1:0.3.52-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
:: wireplumber and pipewire-media-session are in conflict. Remove pipewire-media-session? [y/N] n
error: unresolvable package conflicts detected
error: failed to prepare transaction (conflicting dependencies)
:: wireplumber and pipewire-media-session are in conflict

    ~  sudo pacman -S  lib32-pipewire-jack lib32-pipewire                                                                                  1 ✘  5s  
warning: lib32-pipewire-1:0.3.52-1 is up to date -- reinstalling
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
:: pipewire-jack and jack2 are in conflict (jack). Remove jack2? [y/N] n
error: unresolvable package conflicts detected
error: failed to prepare transaction (conflicting dependencies)
:: pipewire-jack and jack2 are in conflict

I said no to both of the requests as I wasnt to sure and I remember someone saying that pipewire-media-session was needed n to keep it. But I noticed “wireplumber” looked it up n found this that suggests that I should remove it as its not currently supported. Tbh I dont not remember installing Wireplumber?

Could this be the reason I cannot seem to use Pipewire properly or should I just stick with what was suggested by brahma before?

if you want to uninstall something, uninstall pulse and use pipewire
run this:
sudo pacman -S manjaro-pipewire
it will give you pulse dependency issues, so uninstall them first, then run again the command for installing pipewire, and choose wireplumber instead of pipewire session, then reboot

I was half way thru your suggestion before you added how to do it via terminal n I got these errors pop up …

I then saw your edit and went thru the process and got these errors this time

[sudo] password for rob: 
resolving dependencies...
looking for conflicting packages...
:: manjaro-pipewire and manjaro-pulse are in conflict. Remove manjaro-pulse? [y/N] y
:: manjaro-pipewire and pulseaudio-zeroconf are in conflict. Remove pulseaudio-zeroconf? [y/N] y
:: pipewire-pulse and pulseaudio are in conflict. Remove pulseaudio? [y/N] y
:: pipewire-pulse and pulseaudio-bluetooth are in conflict. Remove pulseaudio-bluetooth? [y/N] y
error: failed to prepare transaction (could not satisfy dependencies)
:: removing pulseaudio breaks dependency 'pulseaudio=16.0-1' required by pulseaudio-jack
:: removing pulseaudio breaks dependency 'pulseaudio=16.0-1' required by pulseaudio-lirc
:: removing pulseaudio breaks dependency 'pulseaudio=16.0-1' required by pulseaudio-rtp

So I did what I thought would be the obvious next move (Remove pulseaudio-jack) n then got these errors … just to add to the pain :joy:

Should I say yes to these commands that were suggested to install pipewire on another forum to see what happens?

sudo pacman -S wireplumber pipewire-pulse pipewire-jack pipewire-alsa pipewire gst-plugin-pipewire
&
sudo pacman -S lib32-pipewire-jack lib32-pipewire

i told you to remove the pulse dependencies first:
sudo pacman -R pulseaudio-jack pulseaudio-lirc pulseaudio-rtp
sudo pacman -S manjaro-pipewire
reboot

You did … but I didnt know how to via terminal … My apologies & giving it a go soon :+1:

Ok so Ive given it a go and I got errors again …

[sudo] password for rob: 
error: target not found: pulseaudio-jack

I figured that I would try and find where the pulseaudio-jack file was located by using the “find” and “locate” commands … but I had no luck with that n think my inputs were probable wrong cos as u guessed - Errors :frowning: :joy:

zsh: correct 'locate' to '_locate' [nyae]? y
_arguments:comparguments:327: can only be called from completion function
    ~  find pulseaudio-jack                                                                               1 ✘ 
find: ‘pulseaudio-jack’: No such file or directory
    ~  find -pulseaudio-jack                                                                              1 ✘ 
find: unknown predicate `-pulseaudio-jack'
    ~  find -pulseaudio-jack "query"                                                                      1 ✘ 
find: unknown predicate `-pulseaudio-jack'
    ~  find /dev -pulseaudio                                                                              1 ✘ 
find: unknown predicate `-pulseaudio'
    ~  find /dev -pulseaudio -name                                                                        1 ✘ 
find: unknown predicate `-pulseaudio'
    ~  find -iname "pulseaudio"                                                                           1 ✘ 
    ~  find -iname "pulseaudio-jack"

Anywho I found a page on these forums that tell u how to locate files How can i locate where is installed a app? … n if I run - pacman -Ql pulseaudio I get

pulseaudio /etc/pulse/
pulseaudio /etc/pulse/daemon.conf
pulseaudio /etc/pulse/default.pa
pulseaudio /etc/pulse/system.pa
pulseaudio /etc/xdg/
pulseaudio /etc/xdg/Xwayland-session.d/
pulseaudio /etc/xdg/Xwayland-session.d/00-pulseaudio-x11
pulseaudio /etc/xdg/autostart/
pulseaudio /etc/xdg/autostart/pulseaudio.desktop
pulseaudio /usr/
pulseaudio /usr/bin/
pulseaudio /usr/bin/pa-info
pulseaudio /usr/bin/pacmd
pulseaudio /usr/bin/pasuspender
pulseaudio /usr/bin/pax11publish
pulseaudio /usr/bin/pulseaudio
pulseaudio /usr/bin/start-pulseaudio-x11
pulseaudio /usr/lib/
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulse/
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulse/gsettings-helper
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/libpulsecore-16.0.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/libalsa-util.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/libcli.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/liboss-util.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/libprotocol-cli.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/libprotocol-http.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/libprotocol-native.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/libprotocol-simple.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/libwebrtc-util.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-allow-passthrough.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-alsa-card.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-alsa-sink.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-alsa-source.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-always-sink.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-always-source.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-augment-properties.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-card-restore.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-cli-protocol-tcp.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-cli-protocol-unix.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-cli.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-combine-sink.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-combine.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-console-kit.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-dbus-protocol.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-default-device-restore.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-detect.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-device-manager.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-device-restore.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-echo-cancel.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-filter-apply.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-filter-heuristics.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-gsettings.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-hal-detect.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-http-protocol-tcp.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-http-protocol-unix.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-intended-roles.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-ladspa-sink.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-loopback.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-match.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-mmkbd-evdev.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-native-protocol-fd.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-native-protocol-tcp.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-native-protocol-unix.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-null-sink.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-null-source.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-oss.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-pipe-sink.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-pipe-source.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-position-event-sounds.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-remap-sink.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-remap-source.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-rescue-streams.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-role-cork.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-role-ducking.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-rygel-media-server.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-simple-protocol-tcp.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-simple-protocol-unix.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-sine-source.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-sine.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-stream-restore.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-suspend-on-idle.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-switch-on-connect.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-switch-on-port-available.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-systemd-login.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-tunnel-sink-new.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-tunnel-sink.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-tunnel-source-new.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-tunnel-source.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-udev-detect.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-virtual-sink.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-virtual-source.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-virtual-surround-sink.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-volume-restore.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-x11-bell.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-x11-cork-request.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-x11-publish.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/pulseaudio/modules/module-x11-xsmp.so
pulseaudio /usr/lib/systemd/
pulseaudio /usr/lib/systemd/user/
pulseaudio /usr/lib/systemd/user/pulseaudio-x11.service
pulseaudio /usr/lib/systemd/user/pulseaudio.service
pulseaudio /usr/lib/systemd/user/pulseaudio.socket
pulseaudio /usr/lib/udev/
pulseaudio /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/
pulseaudio /usr/lib/udev/rules.d/90-pulseaudio.rules
pulseaudio /usr/share/
pulseaudio /usr/share/GConf/
pulseaudio /usr/share/GConf/gsettings/
pulseaudio /usr/share/GConf/gsettings/pulseaudio.convert
pulseaudio /usr/share/bash-completion/
pulseaudio /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/
pulseaudio /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/pacmd
pulseaudio /usr/share/bash-completion/completions/pasuspender
pulseaudio /usr/share/glib-2.0/
pulseaudio /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/
pulseaudio /usr/share/glib-2.0/schemas/org.freedesktop.pulseaudio.gschema.xml
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/af/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/af/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/af/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/as/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/as/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/as/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/be/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/bg/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/bg/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/bn_IN/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/bn_IN/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/bn_IN/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ca/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/cs/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/da/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/de/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/de_CH/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/de_CH/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/de_CH/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/el/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/el/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/eo/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/eo/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/es/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/fi/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/fi/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/fr/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/gl/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/gl/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/gu/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/gu/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/gu/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/he/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/he/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/hi/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/hi/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/hr/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/hu/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/hu/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/id/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/id/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/it/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/it/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ja/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ja/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ka/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ka/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ka/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/kk/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/kk/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/kn/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/kn/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/kn/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ko/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ko/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/lt/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/lt/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ml/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ml/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ml/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/mr/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/mr/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/mr/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/nl/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/nn/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/nn/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/nn/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/oc/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/oc/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/oc/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/or/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/or/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/or/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/pa/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/pa/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/pl/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/pl/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/pt/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/pt/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/pt_BR/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ru/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/si/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/si/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/si/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/sk/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/sk/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/sr/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/sr/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/sr@latin/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/sr@latin/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/sr@latin/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/sv/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ta/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ta/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/ta/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/te/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/te/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/te/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/tr/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/uk/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/uk/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/zh_CN/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/zh_CN/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/zh_TW/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/
pulseaudio /usr/share/locale/zh_TW/LC_MESSAGES/pulseaudio.mo
pulseaudio /usr/share/man/
pulseaudio /usr/share/man/man1/
pulseaudio /usr/share/man/man1/pacmd.1.gz
pulseaudio /usr/share/man/man1/pasuspender.1.gz
pulseaudio /usr/share/man/man1/pax11publish.1.gz
pulseaudio /usr/share/man/man1/pulseaudio.1.gz
pulseaudio /usr/share/man/man1/start-pulseaudio-x11.1.gz
pulseaudio /usr/share/man/man5/
pulseaudio /usr/share/man/man5/default.pa.5.gz
pulseaudio /usr/share/man/man5/pulse-cli-syntax.5.gz
pulseaudio /usr/share/man/man5/pulse-daemon.conf.5.gz
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-aux.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-dock-mic.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-fm.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-front-mic.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-headphone-mic.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-headset-mic.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic-always.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-internal-mic.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-linein.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-mic-line.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-mic.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-mic.conf.common
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-rear-mic.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-tvtuner.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input-video.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-input.conf.common
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-chat.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones-2.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-lineout.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-mono.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-speaker-always.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-speaker.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/hdmi-output-0.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/hdmi-output-1.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/hdmi-output-10.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/hdmi-output-2.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/hdmi-output-3.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/hdmi-output-4.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/hdmi-output-5.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/hdmi-output-6.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/hdmi-output-7.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/hdmi-output-8.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/hdmi-output-9.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/iec958-stereo-input.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/iec958-stereo-output.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/steelseries-arctis-output-chat-common.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/steelseries-arctis-output-game-common.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/usb-gaming-headset-input.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/usb-gaming-headset-output-mono.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/usb-gaming-headset-output-stereo.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/virtual-surround-7.1.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/audigy.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/cmedia-high-speed-true-hdaudio.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/default.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/dell-dock-tb16-usb-audio.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/force-speaker-and-int-mic.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/force-speaker.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/hp-tbt-dock-120w-g2.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/hp-tbt-dock-audio-module.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/kinect-audio.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/maudio-fasttrack-pro.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/native-instruments-audio4dj.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/native-instruments-audio8dj.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/native-instruments-komplete-audio6.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/native-instruments-korecontroller.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/native-instruments-traktor-audio10.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/native-instruments-traktor-audio2.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/native-instruments-traktor-audio6.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/native-instruments-traktorkontrol-s4.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/sb-omni-surround-5.1.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/sennheiser-gsx.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/simple-headphones-mic.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/steelseries-arctis-common-usb-audio.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/texas-instruments-pcm2902.conf
pulseaudio /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/profile-sets/usb-gaming-headset.conf

But if I run pacman -Ql pulseaudio-jack I get

error: package 'pulseaudio-jack' was not found

So Im a bit stumped again :thinking:

Trolling much? Anyway, I think linux isn’t for you.

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you probably dont have installed the pulseaudio jack… open add/remove software, search for pulseaudio-jack, and check if its installed…

You were right … I didnt!

I installed it and then went back thru the process you suggested and it seemed to go fine you`ll be glad to hear :slight_smile:

When I run pactl info now I receive this output

I assume that the line “Server Name: PulseAudio (on PipeWire 0.3.52)” is suggesting that I am now using Pipewire?

I.e I should be able to go ahead n replace PEffects with EasyEffects to “hopefully” get rid of the warnings I get upon boot? :pray:

Library Protocol Version: 35
Server Protocol Version: 35
Is Local: yes
Client Index: 68
Tile Size: 65472
User Name: rob
Host Name: rob-Manj-22
Server Name: PulseAudio (on PipeWire 0.3.52)
Server Version: 15.0.0
Default Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
Default Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Default Sink: alsa_output.pci-0000_03_00.0.analog-stereo
Default Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_03_00.0.analog-stereo.monitor
Cookie: 2cbb:1e5a

Its a little depressing that you think Im trolling :neutral_face:

Everyone has to start somewhere when they are learning things n its also helpful to remember that you may not get there the 1st time, but if you give up you’ll never get there at all.

Granted I cr@p as command line stuff but Im dyslexic … If you know anything about that you should be able to understand why … If you dont … Startpage is your friend :wink:

Linux may not be for me as you say … But its darn better than a hell of a lot of other mainstream Os`s out there, has better apps & generally give me less problems too so it staying … Sorry :wink:

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Update …

Im now using Easyeffects n no longer have boot errors :smiley:

Thx to everyone who gave their time to help me resolve this issue & an Xtra thanks to brahma for taking me thru the procedure too :slight_smile:

Kudos :+1:

And that’s exactly what you were told 2 days ago.

Do you cook? If you are cooking risotto for the very first time do you just throw in random ingredients and hope risotto comes out? And if it doesn’t, just pick another few random ingredients and repeat? Or do you maybe read a recipe?

Damn, I’m writing a list of excuses people give here. :smiley:

Anyhow, glad you fixed your problems and good luck in future endeavors.

well that was not necessary to install it, only to remove the 2 remaining conflicting packages:
pulseaudio-lirc pulseaudio-rtp
either via add/remove software, or via command:
sudo pacman -R pulseaudio-lirc pulseaudio-rtp
so just to let you know, so that you dont do unnecessary steps…

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Thank you :slight_smile:

Im glad you brought that analogy up … Linux guides share another feature synonymous with recipes … There are tons of them … Tons!!! They all share a similar flavor … But end up with different results.

risotto recipes - Google Suche ( approx 500 more )

The amount of guides I have followed that have ended up causing more issues than I started with is thru the roof.

The main problem I find is not being able to keep up with “which guide is current” or even relevant sometimes … The pace that Linux in general moves compared to other Os`s is hard to keep up with sometimes.

Would you say the same thing to a person with 1 leg struggling to get up the stairs :roll_eyes:

That’s where the analogy breaks. There is just one manual for find. Of course there is 100 blog posts about it, but that’s your problem if you trust some random guy that his tutorial is (still) correct. (In this example they most probably are, so it makes even less sense that you randomly type some words after find and then act surprised when it doesn’t work)

Better analogy would be if we were competing in a 10 km running race and he would ask me to help him run and complained about his leg.

Anyway, this is off topic enough, so… take care.

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