diff --git a/pages/Useful Utilities/Must-have.md b/pages/Useful Utilities/Must-have.md index 97ae575..301b007 100644 --- a/pages/Useful Utilities/Must-have.md +++ b/pages/Useful Utilities/Must-have.md @@ -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 -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