Here are the commands to update or install the latest version of PipeWire.

PipeWire- a sound server that operates at the user level for high-quality sound reproduction.Implemented in the latest Linux distributions.

1) Add the PPA repository PipeWire-Upstream

gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 25088A0359807596
gpg --export 25088A0359807596 | sudo \
tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/pipewire.gpg > /dev/null
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:pipewire-debian/pipewire-upstream

2) Correct the file

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pipewire-debian-pipewire-upstream-noble.list

replace text (before/after) in a line deb [signed-by=:

with

• /etc/apt/keyrings/pipewire-debian-pipewire-upstream-noble.gpg

on

• /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/pipewire.gpg

3) Installing / reinstalling PipeWire

sudo apt update
sudo apt install --reinstall pipewire pipewire-audio-client-libraries

4) If you plan to use Bluetooth and GStreamer:

sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-pipewire wireplumber\
pipewire{,-{audio-client-libraries,pulse,bin,locales,tests}} \
libpipewire-0.3-{0,dev,modules} libspa-0.2-{bluetooth,dev,jack,modules}

5) Restart services

systemctl --user daemon-reload

6) Disable PulseAudio globally

sudo systemctl --global disable pulseaudio.service pulseaudio.socket

and at the user level

systemctl --user --now disable pulseaudio.service pulseaudio.socket

7) Allow services to start

sudo systemctl --global enable pipewire pipewire-pulse

export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="/run/user/$UID" 
export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS="unix:path=${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR}/bus" 

systemctl --user --full --force --now enable pipewire pipewire-pulse

8) Check

pactl info

9) Reboot PC

sudo shutdown -r

10) If the system has more than one sound card, select the one you want to play on the system panel in the Volume Control -Sound mixer.

Source:

• How to install PipeWire on Ubuntu Linux 10 December 2021 by Korbin Brown

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