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Added info about non-systemd distros for pipewire (#465)

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@ -16,6 +16,14 @@ _Starting method:_ Automatic on Systemd, manual otherwise
Pipewire is not necessarily required, but screensharing will not work without it.
Install `pipewire` and `wireplumber` (**not** `pipewire-media-session`)
#### Non-systemd distros
Since here is no truly standardized way (outside of systemd) to load PipeWire when starting
a graphical shell[^1] non-systemd distros like Gentoo or Artix provide a decicated launcher.
It can be usually found by running `whereis <distro>-pipewire-launcher`.
If such file does not exist on your install please refer to your distro's documentation for help.
[^1]: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PipeWire#OpenRC
### XDG Desktop Portal
_Starting method:_ Automatic on Systemd, manual otherwise