[gentoo-commits] data/gentoo-news:master commit in: 2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server/

["Sam James" <sam@gentoo.org>]

commit:     6f193859d252b4d7f8cd1ccf5ae875a6049aeed8
Author:     Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
AuthorDate: Wed Aug  3 03:03:59 2022 +0000
Commit:     Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo <DOT> org>
CommitDate: Wed Aug  3 03:03:59 2022 +0000
URL:        https://gitweb.gentoo.org/data/gentoo-news.git/commit/?id=6f193859

2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server: mention systemd --global

Closes: https://bugs.gentoo.org/862867
Signed-off-by: Sam James <sam <AT> gentoo.org>

 .../2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server.en.txt             | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server.en.txt b/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server.en.txt
index 31283c0..d41cca1 100644
--- a/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server.en.txt
+++ b/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server/2022-07-29-pipewire-sound-server.en.txt
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ There are several options available:
   $ systemctl --user --now enable pulseaudio.service pulseaudio.socket
   $ systemctl --user --now disable pipewire.socket pipewire-pulse.socket
 
+  Alternatively, systemd users can run the following commands as root to change
+  the default for all users:
+  # systemctl --user --global --enable pulseaudio.service pulseaudio.socket
+  # systemctl --user --global --force enable pipewire.socket pipewire-pulse.socket
+
+  (If taking this option, the services must be started manually as a one-off as
+  a user.)
+
 3. For users without sound on their system, those using JACK without
    PipeWire, or those using pure ALSA without PipeWire, the following steps
    are recommended:
@@ -139,11 +147,18 @@ There are several options available:
    files will need to run `gentoo-pipewire-launcher &` in e.g.
    `~/.xprofile`.
 
-   systemd users will also likely want to run the following commands, again
+   systemd users will also likely want to run the following commands as a user, again
    for the purposes of non-audio PipeWire use:
    $ systemctl --user --now enable pipewire.socket
    $ systemctl --user --now --force enable wireplumber.service
 
+   Alternatively, systemd users can run the following commands as root to change
+   the default for all users,  again for the purposes of non-audio PipeWire use:
+   # systemctl --user --global --enable pipewire.socket
+   # systemctl --user --global --force enable wireplumber.service
+
+   (If taking this option, the services must be started manually as a one-off as
+   a user.)
 
 Further resources:
 * https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PipeWire