PulseAudio

pulseaudio.sh

#!/bin/bash
set -e

echo "=== PulseAudio Setup ==="

echo "[1/5] Installing packages..."
sudo dnf install -y -q pulseaudio pulseaudio-utils alsa-plugins-pulseaudio

echo "[2/5] Restarting PulseAudio..."
pulseaudio -k 2>/dev/null || true
sleep 1

echo "[3/5] Writing config..."
mkdir -p ~/.config/pulse

cat > ~/.config/pulse/default.pa << 'EOF'
.include /etc/pulse/default.pa
load-module module-null-sink sink_name=virtual_out sink_properties=device.description=Virtual_Output
set-default-sink virtual_out
load-module module-native-protocol-tcp auth-ip-acl=127.0.0.1 auth-anonymous=1
EOF

cat > ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf << 'EOF'
exit-idle-time = -1
EOF

echo "[4/5] Starting PulseAudio..."
DISPLAY=:0 pulseaudio --start
sleep 2

echo "[5/5] Verifying..."
pulseaudio --check && echo "  PulseAudio: RUNNING" || { echo "  PulseAudio: FAILED"; exit 1; }

pactl info | grep -E "Server|Default Sink"

echo ""
pactl list sinks short
echo ""

if [ -f /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav ]; then
    echo "Playing test sound..."
    paplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/Front_Center.wav && echo "  Audio test: OK"
else
    echo "  No test sound file found — skipping playback test"
fi