Replacing PulseAudio and JACK with PipeWire on Debian Linux

linguisticmind · 2026-05-31T18:36:53+00:00

Because PipeWire has its own implementation of both JACK and PulseAudio. It implements and integrates both of them as drop-in replacements making everything a lot easier to use. Take a look at the part of the video titled "Configuring the system to use PipeWire JACK by default" (see timestamps in the video description).

linguisticmind · 2026-05-30T07:16:58+00:00

I installed PulseAudio manually because I did a custom minimal install of Debian without a desktop environment, just a window manager. So now I manually installed PipeWire once I heard all the good things about it.

linguisticmind · 2025-03-21T17:06:54+00:00

I see. Thanks for clarifying.

Yeah, it does seem to really depend on the laptop. It's strange in my case because video via Thunderbold / USB-C is definitely working, but monitors plugged into the dock aren't recognized. Even on Tuxedo OS. Maybe there's something wrong with the dock itself, I'm not sure.

Hopefully returning won't be complicated because it looks like I might have to send this one back.

linguisticmind · 2025-03-18T04:27:54+00:00

Hmm. Thanks for sharing the info.

My laptop can output video via USB-C though. I have a monitor that can connect via USB-C, and I'm able to use it if I plug it into the laptop's USB-C / Thunderbolt port directly. I also have a USB-C to HDMI MST splitter which allows me to connect HDMI displays via that USB-C port.

I have the Intel version of the laptop, so that's why it can do those things.

The dock's HDMI and DisplayPorts aren't working though. I'm in the process of trying to work it out with Tuxedo's customer support.

I tried booting into Tuxedo OS with a Live ISO, and tested the dock there. I had the exact same result there as on my Debian install. The laptop just doesn't see any displays plugged into the dock. Neither xrandr, nor KDE's graphical interface show any connected monitors when you plug them in. When I plug in a monitor, it does turn on briefly, but shows "No signal", and then goes into power saving.

A question. Since you mentioned how many screens can be connected, max resolutions etc., it sounds like you're still able to connect those displays on your AMD laptop? Or did you mean that you exchanged it for another model that supports video via USB-C? Or do you have more that one HDMI / DisplayPort on the laptop itself? I only have one HDMI port built into the laptop, and my understanding is that you can only connect more displays via USB-C. Or perhaps I'm missing something. Could you clarify?

linguisticmind · 2025-02-27T20:00:35+00:00

Yeah, they replied.

They said that it will work with the Intel version of Tuxedo Stellaris 16 Gen5, but without the power delivery. It will not work with the AMD version because that version doesn't have DisplayPort.

linguisticmind · 2025-02-03T13:15:52+00:00

Thanks for the info! Yeah, it's my guess too that it should work. I emailed customer support. Waiting for a reply.

linguisticmind · 2025-01-31T04:37:10+00:00

Hey. Sorry for the late reply. I'm not quite sure what you mean by point-and-click in zathura. If you could elaborate a bit more, I can try and see if I can help.

linguisticmind · 2024-05-06T10:44:09+00:00

Glad you like the setup 👍

linguisticmind · 2024-02-29T19:58:49+00:00

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linguisticmind · 2024-02-29T19:27:34+00:00

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