audio: support Ubuntu desktop PipeWire playback - #556
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Install the missing ALSA or desktop PipeWire stack through the shared package provider, based on the active graphical target. Allow an explicit profile and an intentional package upgrade while leaving Yocto and Debian behavior unchanged. Run root-launched Ubuntu playback commands in the active regular-user audio session, select speakers before headphones, and load the WCD938x codec module only when the running kernel provides it. Signed-off-by: Srikanth Muppandam <smuppand@qti.qualcomm.com>
Root-launched AudioPlayback previously queried an empty root PipeWire runtime and skipped despite a healthy desktop audio session. Enable the shared desktop-session path on Ubuntu and document package profiles, update control, and speaker routing. Signed-off-by: Srikanth Muppandam <smuppand@qti.qualcomm.com>
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Teja Swaroop (tmoida)
August 28, 2026 18:25
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Fix root-launched AudioPlayback on Ubuntu desktop images and improve speaker routing.
alsa-utilsAUDIO_PACKAGE_PROFILE=auto|server|desktop.AUDIO_PACKAGE_UPDATE=1.--sink speakers.snd-soc-wcd938xonly when the running kernel provides it.