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Comment by vbernat

2 days ago

Options have a maintenance cost. Pulseaudio is the current Linux audio stack, like plain ALSA was before when it replaced OSS.

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ahartmetz  2 days ago

The current one is PipeWire (it's much better)

  • vbernat  2 days ago

    But PulseAudio API is still the "standard".

    • ahartmetz  1 day ago

      True, but the bad outcomes are mostly a thing of the past. PipeWire has better reliability, lower CPU usage, and lower latency.

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