8
July
2024
13:04

Linux distributions using PipeWire audio server instead of PulseAudio

8 July 2024 13:04

For high-quality sound, it is not at all necessary to install PipeWire; you can choose a Linux distribution that has it built in out of the box.

Benefits of PipeWire

  • replacement of PulseAudio or Jack at the level of the entire operating system
  • graph-based approach (inputs and outputs)
  • real-time plugins for audio processing (AGC, equalizer, compressor)
  • low processing latency

Distributions that support PipeWire

Title Availability Origin Based on System Requirements
antiX PipeWire available since March 21, 2026 - antiX version 26 ("Stephen Kapos") Private individual Arditi del Popolo Debian
  • Processor architecture x86 (32-bit) or AMD64/x86_64 (Intel 64) or ARM64
  • RAM 512 MB (2 GB recommended)
  • Hard disk 7 GB (30 GB recommended)
  • 1024x768 monitor
Artix Artix Linux version 2026.04 or newer. The ArtixLinux.org website is not accessible in Russia due to the hosting being blacklisted. Download Artix Linux ISO. International development team (Global) Arch, AUR repositories
  • AMD64/x86_64 (Intel 64) or ARM64 processor architecture
  • 1 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • 7 GB Hard Drive (30 GB recommended)
  • 1024×768 monitor
Calculate Linux Several versions available for different desktop environments. Russia Gentoo
  • Processor architecture AMD64/x86_64 (Intel 64)
  • RAM 512 MB (1 GB recommended)
  • Hard drive 8 GB (30 GB recommended)
  • 1024x768 monitor
Fedora Workstation 34 - 43 or higher Fedora Workstation distributions available Workstation Working Group Fedora Linux
  • Processor architecture AMD64/x86_64 (Intel 64), 2 cores with a clock speed of 2 GHz or higher
  • RAM 2 GB (4 GB recommended)
  • Hard disk 20 GB (40 GB SSD recommended)
  • Monitor with a resolution of 1024×768 or higher
Linux Mint 22 "Wilma", 22.2 "Zara" 22.3 "Zena" ISOs available for Cinnamon, Xfce, and MATE desktops team of developers from Western Europe Linux kernel 6.8, Ubuntu 24.04 codebase
  • AMD64 or Intel 64 processor architecture
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • 20 GB hard drive (100 GB recommended)
  • 1024x768 monitor (on lower screen resolutions, press ALT to move the window with the mouse if you can't see them completely on the screen).
MX Linux starting with version 23.2 "Libretto" and later. Current version 25.1 Available. Download the latest MX Linux release Private individual Arditi del Popolo Debian
  • Processor architecture x86 (32-bit) or AMD64/x86_64 (Intel 64) or ARM64
  • RAM 512 MB (2 GB recommended)
  • Hard disk 7 GB (30 GB recommended)
  • 1024x768 monitor
Ubuntu Studio 24.04 LTS “Noble Numbat” Release 24.04 development team from Western Europe Ubuntu
  • Intel Core 2 Duo processor or better (amd64 or Intel 64 architecture)
  • 4 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)
  • 32 GB hard drive (64GB recommended)
  • 1024x768 monitor
wattOS Release R13 USA Linux kernel 6.1, Debian 12 "bookworm" package base
  • Processor architecture amd64 or Intel 64
  • 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
  • 10 GB hard drive (with graphical shell)
  • 1024x768 monitor
Redcore Linux Release 2401,description Private person Ghiunhan Mamut Gentoo (testing branch)
  • amd64 or Intel 64 architecture processor
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 3 GB hard drive
  • 1024x768 monitor
OpenMandriva 24.07 RC "ROME" Release, update type rolling International developer community kernel 6.6 LTS, openmandriva package base, three versions of plasma6-wayland, lxqt desktop or gnome desktop
  • amd64 or Intel 64 architecture processor
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 125 GB SSD hard drive (8 GB recommended)
  • 1024x768 monitor
Solus release- budgie, gnome, plasma or xfce Developer Community independent OS - not based on others
  • amd64 or Intel 64 architecture processor
  • 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended)
  • 10 GB hard drive (25 GB recommended)
  • Monitor, video card with 3D acceleration
Tuxedo OS 3 release Germany - for Tuxedo laptops Ubuntu
  • Intel Core i7 processor
  • 8 GB RAM
  • M.2 2280 NVME hard drive
Green Linux 22 version 22 does not exist yet Russia Linux kernel 6.8, Ubuntu 24.04 codebase
  • AMD64 or Intel 64 processor architecture
  • 2 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
  • 20 GB hard drive (100GB recommended)
  • 1024x768 monitor
Xubuntu 23.04 - 25.10 and later Download Xubuntu Developer Community Ubuntu, Xfce
  • AMD64 or Intel 64 processor architecture
  • 1GB RAM (4GB recommended)
  • 9GB Hard Drive (30GB recommended)
  • 1024×768 monitor

The PipeWire audio server can also be installed manually on Alt Linux, Lubuntu, Xubuntu and other Linux operating systems.

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