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Linux is a family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released on September 17, 1991 by Linus Torvalds. Linux is typically packaged in a Linux distribution (or distro for short).

Distributions include the Linux kernel and supporting system software and libraries, many of which are provided by the GNU Project. Many Linux distributions use the word "Linux" in their name, but the Free Software Foundation uses the name GNU/Linux to emphasize the importance of GNU software, causing some controversy.

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Pipewire vs PulseAudio: What's the Difference? (itsfoss.com)

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 8 months ago (28 children)

PipeWire wins in the feature-set game, which is why it is being preferred over PulseAudio.

According to the inventor of PipeWire, this is the wrong perspective to take. PipeWire is preferred over PulseAudio as a server, clients (apps) should continue to use the PulseAudio/JACK APIs because the PipeWire API is not designed for general use (it's designed for things like pipewire-pulse and pipewire-jack).

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (25 children)

So the middleware stays the same but the underlying server changes? That's an amazing strategy I wish Wayland did this instead of breaking damn near everything with it's strange restrictions on behavior and overlays