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2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
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4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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5 | %general-entities;
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6 |
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7 | <!ENTITY pulseaudio-download-http "http://freedesktop.org/software/pulseaudio/releases/pulseaudio-&pulseaudio-version;.tar.xz">
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8 | <!ENTITY pulseaudio-download-ftp " ">
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9 | <!ENTITY pulseaudio-md5sum "17d21df798cee407b769c6355fae397a">
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10 | <!ENTITY pulseaudio-size "1.2 MB">
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11 | <!ENTITY pulseaudio-buildsize "75 MB">
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12 | <!ENTITY pulseaudio-time "1.0 SBU">
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13 | ]>
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14 |
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15 | <sect1 id="pulseaudio" xreflabel="PulseAudio-&pulseaudio-version;">
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16 | <?dbhtml filename="pulseaudio.html"?>
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17 |
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18 | <sect1info>
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19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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21 | </sect1info>
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22 |
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23 | <title>PulseAudio-&pulseaudio-version;</title>
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24 |
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25 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio">
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26 | <primary sortas="a-PulseAudio">PulseAudio</primary>
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27 | </indexterm>
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28 |
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29 | <sect2 role="package">
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30 | <title>Introduction to PulseAudio</title>
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31 |
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32 | <para>The <application>PulseAudio</application> package is a sound system
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33 | for POSIX OSes, meaning that it is a proxy for your sound applications. It
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34 | allows you to do advanced operations on your sound data as it passes between
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35 | your application and your hardware. Things like transferring the audio to a
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36 | different machine, changing the sample format or channel count and mixing
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37 | several sounds into one are easily achieved using a sound server.</para>
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38 |
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39 | &lfs70_checked;
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40 |
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41 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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42 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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43 | <listitem>
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44 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&pulseaudio-download-http;"/></para>
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45 | </listitem>
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46 | <listitem>
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47 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&pulseaudio-download-ftp;"/></para>
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48 | </listitem>
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49 | <listitem>
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50 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &pulseaudio-md5sum;</para>
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51 | </listitem>
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52 | <listitem>
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53 | <para>Download size: &pulseaudio-size;</para>
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54 | </listitem>
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55 | <listitem>
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56 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &pulseaudio-buildsize;</para>
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57 | </listitem>
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58 | <listitem>
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59 | <para>Estimated build time: &pulseaudio-time;</para>
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60 | </listitem>
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61 | </itemizedlist>
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62 |
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63 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">PulseAudio Dependencies</bridgehead>
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64 |
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65 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Required</bridgehead>
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66 | <para role="required"><xref linkend="intltool"/>,
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67 | <xref linkend="json-c"/>,
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68 | <xref linkend="libsndfile"/>,
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69 | <xref linkend="pkgconfig"/> and <!-- required to pick up json-c and libsndfile -->
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70 | <xref linkend="speex"/></para>
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71 |
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72 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended</bridgehead>
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73 | <para role="recommended"><xref linkend="dbus"/></para>
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74 |
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75 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Recommended (If you are going to use it
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76 | with GNOME)</bridgehead>
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77 | <para role="recommended"><xref linkend="alsa-lib"/>,
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78 | <xref linkend="GConf"/> and <xref linkend="xorg7-lib"/>
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79 | </para>
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80 |
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81 | <!-- pkgconfig (needed to find libsndfile) pulls in glib -->
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82 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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83 | <para role="optional"><xref linkend="avahi"/>,
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84 | <ulink url="http://www.bluez.org/">BlueZ</ulink>,
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85 | <ulink url="http://www.fftw.org/">FFTW</ulink>,
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86 | <xref linkend="gtk2"/>,
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87 | <ulink url="http://jackit.sourceforge.net/">JACK</ulink>,
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88 | <ulink url="http://0pointer.de/lennart/projects/libasyncns/">
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89 | libasyncns</ulink>,
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90 | <ulink url="http://www.mega-nerd.com/libsamplerate/">Secret Rabbit
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91 | Code</ulink> (a.k.a. libsamplerate),
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92 | <ulink url="http://www.lirc.org/">LIRC</ulink>,
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93 | <xref linkend="openssl"/>,
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94 | <ulink url="http://code.entropywave.com/projects/orc/">ORC</ulink>,
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95 | <ulink url="http://tdb.samba.org/">tdb</ulink> and
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96 | <ulink url="http://valgrind.org/">Valgrind</ulink></para>
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97 |
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98 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
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99 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/pulseaudio"/></para>
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100 |
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101 | </sect2>
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102 |
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103 | <sect2 role="installation">
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104 | <title>Installation of PulseAudio</title>
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105 |
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106 | <para>Install <application>PulseAudio</application> by running the following
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107 | commands:</para>
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108 |
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109 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
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110 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
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111 | --localstatedir=/var \
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112 | --libexecdir=/usr/lib \
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113 | --with-module-dir=/usr/lib/pulse/modules &&
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114 | make</userinput></screen>
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115 |
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116 | <para>To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.</para>
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117 |
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118 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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119 |
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120 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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121 |
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122 | </sect2>
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123 |
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124 | <sect2 role="commands">
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125 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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126 |
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127 | <para><parameter>--libexecdir=/usr/lib</parameter>: This
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128 | parameter ensures that internal <application>PulseAudio</application>
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129 | helpers are installed in <filename class="directory">/usr/lib/pulse
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130 | </filename> instead of <filename class="directory">/usr/libexec/pulse
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131 | </filename>.</para>
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132 |
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133 | <para><parameter>---with-module-dir=/usr/lib/pulse/modules</parameter>:
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134 | This parameter ensures that <application>PulseAudio</application>
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135 | modules are installed in <filename class="directory">/usr/lib/pulse/modules
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136 | </filename> instead of <filename class="directory">
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137 | /usr/lib/pulse-&pulseaudio-version;/modules</filename>.</para>
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138 |
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139 | </sect2>
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140 |
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141 | <sect2 role="content">
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142 | <title>Contents</title>
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143 |
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144 | <segmentedlist>
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145 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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146 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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147 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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148 |
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149 | <seglistitem>
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150 | <seg>esdcompat, gconf-helper, pabrowse, pacat, pacmd, pactl, padsp,
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151 | pamon, paplay, parec, parecord, pasuspender, pax11publish, proximity-helper,
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152 | pulseaudio, qpaeq, start-pulseaudio-kde and start-pulseaudio-x11</seg>
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153 | <seg>libalsa-util.so, libavahi-wrap.so, libcli.so, liboss-util.so,
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154 | libprotocol-cli.so, libprotocol-esound.so, libprotocol-http.so,
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155 | libprotocol-native.so, libprotocol-simple.so,libpulse-mainloop-glib.so,
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156 | libpulse-simple.so, libpulse.so, libpulsecommon-1.1.so, libpulsecore-1.1.so,
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157 | libpulsedsp.so, libraop.so, librtp.so, module-alsa-card.so,
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158 | module-alsa-sink.so, module-alsa-source.so, module-always-sink.so,
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159 | module-augment-properties.so, module-card-restore.so,
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160 | module-cli-protocol-tcp.so, module-cli-protocol-unix.so, module-cli.so,
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161 | module-combine.so, module-console-kit.so, module-cork-music-on-phone.so,
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162 | module-default-device-restore.so, module-detect.so,
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163 | module-device-manager.so, module-device-restore.so,
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164 | module-echo-cancel.so, module-esound-compat-spawnfd.so,
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165 | module-esound-compat-spawnpid.so, module-esound-protocol-tcp.so,
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166 | module-esound-protocol-unix.so, module-esound-sink.so, module-gconf.so,
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167 | module-hal-detect.so, module-http-protocol-tcp.so,
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168 | module-http-protocol-unix.so, module-intended-roles.so,
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169 | module-ladspa-sink.so, module-loopback.so, module-match.so,
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170 | module-mmkbd-evdev.so, module-native-protocol-fd.so,
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171 | module-native-protocol-tcp.so, module-native-protocol-unix.so,
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172 | module-null-sink.so, module-oss.so, module-pipe-sink.so,
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173 | module-pipe-source.so, module-position-event-sounds.so,
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174 | module-raop-discover.so, module-raop-sink.so, module-remap-sink.so,
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175 | module-rescue-streams.so, module-rtp-recv.so, module-rtp-send.so,
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176 | module-rygel-media-server.so, module-simple-protocol-tcp.so,
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177 | module-simple-protocol-unix.so, module-sine-source.so, module-sine.so,
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178 | module-stream-restore.so, module-suspend-on-idle.so,
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179 | module-tunnel-sink.so, module-tunnel-source.so, module-udev-detect.so,
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180 | module-volume-restore.so, module-x11-bell.so,
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181 | module-x11-cork-request.so, module-x11-publish.so, module-x11-xsmp.so,
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182 | module-zeroconf-discover.so, and module-zeroconf-publish.so</seg>
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183 | <seg>/etc/{pulse,xdg/autostart}, /usr/{include/pulse,
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184 | lib/pulse/modules,share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/{paths,profile-sets}}</seg>
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185 | </seglistitem>
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186 | </segmentedlist>
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187 |
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188 | <variablelist>
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189 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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190 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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191 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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192 |
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193 | <varlistentry id="esdcompat">
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194 | <term><command>esdcompat</command></term>
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195 | <listitem>
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196 | <para>is a <application>PulseAudio</application> ESD wrapper
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197 | script.</para>
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198 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio esdcompat">
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199 | <primary sortas="b-esdcompat">esdcompat</primary>
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200 | </indexterm>
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201 | </listitem>
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202 | </varlistentry>
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203 |
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204 | <varlistentry id="gconf-helper">
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205 | <term><command>gconf-helper</command></term>
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206 | <listitem>
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207 | <para>is helper for <application>PulseAudio
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208 | </application> GConf module.</para>
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209 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio gconf-helper">
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210 | <primary sortas="b-gconf-helper">gconf-helper</primary>
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211 | </indexterm>
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212 | </listitem>
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213 | </varlistentry>
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214 |
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215 | <varlistentry id="pacat">
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216 | <term><command>pacat</command></term>
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217 | <listitem>
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218 | <para>Plays back or records raw or encoded audio streams on a
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219 | <application>PulseAudio</application> sound server.</para>
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220 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio pacat">
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221 | <primary sortas="b-pacat">pacat</primary>
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222 | </indexterm>
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223 | </listitem>
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224 | </varlistentry>
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225 |
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226 | <varlistentry id="pacmd">
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227 | <term><command>pacmd</command></term>
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228 | <listitem>
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229 | <para>is a tool to reconfigure a <application>PulseAudio</application>
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230 | sound server during runtime.</para>
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231 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio pacmd">
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232 | <primary sortas="b-pacmd">pacmd</primary>
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233 | </indexterm>
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234 | </listitem>
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235 | </varlistentry>
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236 |
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237 | <varlistentry id="pactl">
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238 | <term><command>pactl</command></term>
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239 | <listitem>
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240 | <para>controls a running <application>PulseAudio</application> sound
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241 | server.</para>
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242 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio pactl">
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243 | <primary sortas="b-pactl">pactl</primary>
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244 | </indexterm>
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245 | </listitem>
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246 | </varlistentry>
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247 |
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248 | <varlistentry id="padsp">
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249 | <term><command>padsp</command></term>
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250 | <listitem>
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251 | <para>is a <application>PulseAudio</application> OSS Wrapper.</para>
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252 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio padsp">
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253 | <primary sortas="b-padsp">padsp</primary>
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254 | </indexterm>
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255 | </listitem>
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256 | </varlistentry>
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257 |
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258 | <varlistentry id="pamon">
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259 | <term><command>pamon</command></term>
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260 | <listitem>
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261 | <para>is a symbolic link to pacat.</para>
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262 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio pamon">
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263 | <primary sortas="b-pamon">pamon</primary>
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264 | </indexterm>
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265 | </listitem>
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266 | </varlistentry>
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267 |
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268 | <varlistentry id="paplay">
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269 | <term><command>paplay</command></term>
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270 | <listitem>
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271 | <para>plays audio files on <application>PulseAudio</application>
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272 | sound server.</para>
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273 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio paplay">
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274 | <primary sortas="b-paplay">paplay</primary>
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275 | </indexterm>
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276 | </listitem>
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277 | </varlistentry>
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278 |
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279 | <varlistentry id="parec">
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280 | <term><command>parec</command></term>
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281 | <listitem>
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282 | <para>is a symbolic link to pacat.</para>
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283 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio parec">
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284 | <primary sortas="b-parec">parec</primary>
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285 | </indexterm>
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286 | </listitem>
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287 | </varlistentry>
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288 |
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289 | <varlistentry id="parecord">
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290 | <term><command>parecord</command></term>
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291 | <listitem>
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292 | <para>is a symbolic link to pacat.</para>
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293 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio parecord">
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294 | <primary sortas="b-parecord">parecord</primary>
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295 | </indexterm>
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296 | </listitem>
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297 | </varlistentry>
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298 |
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299 | <varlistentry id="pasuspender">
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300 | <term><command>pasuspender</command></term>
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301 | <listitem>
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302 | <para>is a tool that can be used to tell a local
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303 | <application>PulseAudio</application> sound server to temporarily
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304 | suspend access to the audio devices, to allow other applications
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305 | access them directly.</para>
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306 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio pasuspender">
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307 | <primary sortas="b-pasuspender">pasuspender</primary>
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308 | </indexterm>
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309 | </listitem>
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310 | </varlistentry>
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311 |
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312 | <varlistentry id="pax11publish">
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313 | <term><command>pax11publish</command></term>
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314 | <listitem>
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315 | <para>is <application>PulseAudio</application>
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316 | X11 Credential Utility.</para>
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317 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio pax11publish">
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318 | <primary sortas="b-pax11publish">pax11publish</primary>
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319 | </indexterm>
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320 | </listitem>
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321 | </varlistentry>
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322 |
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323 | <varlistentry id="pulseaudio-prog">
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324 | <term><command>pulseaudio</command></term>
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325 | <listitem>
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326 | <para>is a networked low-latency sound server for Linux.</para>
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327 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio pulseaudio-prog">
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328 | <primary sortas="b-pulseaudio-prog">pulseaudio-prog</primary>
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329 | </indexterm>
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330 | </listitem>
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331 | </varlistentry>
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332 |
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333 | <varlistentry id="qpaeq">
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334 | <term><command>qpaeq</command></term>
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335 | <listitem>
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336 | <para>is a equalizer interface for
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337 | <application>PulseAudio</application> equalizer sinks.</para>
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338 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio qpaeq">
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339 | <primary sortas="b-qpaeq">qpaeq</primary>
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340 | </indexterm>
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341 | </listitem>
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342 | </varlistentry>
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343 |
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344 | <varlistentry id="start-pulseaudio-kde">
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345 | <term><command>start-pulseaudio-kde</command></term>
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346 | <listitem>
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347 | <para>Starts <application>PulseAudio</application> and registers it to
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348 | the X11 session manager.</para>
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349 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio start-pulseaudio-kde">
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350 | <primary sortas="b-start-pulseaudio-kde">start-pulseaudio-kde</primary>
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351 | </indexterm>
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352 | </listitem>
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353 | </varlistentry>
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354 |
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355 | <varlistentry id="start-pulseaudio-x11">
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356 | <term><command>start-pulseaudio-x11</command></term>
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357 | <listitem>
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358 | <para>Starts <application>PulseAudio</application> and loads
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359 | module-device-manager to use KDE routing policies.</para>
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360 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio start-pulseaudio-x11">
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361 | <primary sortas="b-start-pulseaudio-x11">start-pulseaudio-x11</primary>
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362 | </indexterm>
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363 | </listitem>
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364 | </varlistentry>
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365 |
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366 | <varlistentry id="modules">
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367 | <term><filename class='libraryfile'>module-*.so</filename></term>
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368 | <listitem>
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369 | <para>Various library modules.</para>
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370 | <indexterm zone="pulseaudio modules">
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371 | <primary sortas="c-modules">module-*.so</primary>
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372 | </indexterm>
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373 | </listitem>
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374 | </varlistentry>
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375 |
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376 | </variablelist>
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377 |
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378 | </sect2>
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379 |
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380 | </sect1>
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