2023-05-30

Breaking changes: Pipewire session manager switch, Pipewire and PulseAudio system service removal

Pipewire session manager switch

Void has now dropped the long-deprecated pipewire-media-session session manager from its pipewire package, bringing it inline with the upstream default configuration. If you are currently using pipewire, you must migrate to wireplumber or pipewire will cease to function properly. Refer to Void documentation if you need guidance when making this change.

Pipewire and PulseAudio system service removal

The oft-confusing services for pipewire, pipewire-pulse, wireplumber, and pulseaudio have been removed from the pipewire, wireplumber, and pulseaudio packages because they were experimental and should not have been used for almost all use-cases.

If you are currently using those services and still wish to do so, replacements for the pipewire and pulseaudio services can be found in /usr/share/examples/$pkgname/sv/. Otherwise, it is recommended to migrate to another method of launching pipewire. Refer to Void documentation if you need guidance.