Wireplumber

• Arch wiki: wireplumber
• Wireplumber docs
  • Bluetooth docs

Installation

Install the wireplumber package. It will conflict with other PipeWire Session Managers and make sure they are uninstalled.

sudo pacman -S wireplumber

Configuration

• Root config dir: ~/.config/wireplumber
  • Bluetooth config sub dir: bluetooth.lua.d
• State: /home/varac/.local/state/wireplumber/default-routes

Restart user wireplumber service after config changes:

systemctl --user restart wireplumber.service

Usage

Get device statuses:

$ wpctl status
…
Audio
├─ Devices:
│      46. Soundcore Life P2 Mini              [bluez5]
…

$ wpctl inspect 46
…

Bluetooth devices

• Wireplumber has bluetooth profile auto-switching enabled by default It can automatically switch between HSP/HFP and A2DP profiles whenever an input stream is detected.

Trobuleshooting

• Debug logging

Enable debug logging:

WIREPLUMBER_DEBUG=I wireplumber
WIREPLUMBER_DEBUG=I wireplumber 2>&1 |grep bluetooth.lua.d
WIREPLUMBER_DEBUG=I wireplumber 2>&1 |tee /tmp/wireplumber.log