"no audio server" explicitly installs pipewire #3055
Description
Which ISO version are you using?
2024-12-01
The installation log
Hardware model detected: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009); UEFI mode: True
Processor model detected: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U w/ Radeon 780M Graphics
Memory statistics: 1632616 available out of 1990736 total installed
Virtualization detected: kvm; is VM: True
Graphics devices detected: dict_keys(['Red Hat, Inc. Virtio 1.0 GPU (rev 01)'])
Disk states before installing:
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Checking version...
New version available: �[?25larchinstall 3.0.1-1 -> 3.0.1-2
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Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/__init__.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/custom.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktop.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/minimal.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/server.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/tailored.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/xorg.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/applications/__init__.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/applications/pipewire.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/__init__.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/awesome.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/bspwm.py
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Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/cinnamon.py
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Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/deepin.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/enlightenment.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/gnome.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/hyprland.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/i3.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/lxqt.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/mate.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/plasma.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/qtile.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/sway.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/desktops/xfce4.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/__init__.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/cockpit.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/docker.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/httpd.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/lighttpd.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/mariadb.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/nginx.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/postgresql.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/sshd.py
Importing profile: /usr/lib/python3.12/site-packages/archinstall/default_profiles/servers/tomcat.py
-- Chosen configuration --
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{
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"script": "guided",
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"skip_ntp": false,
"skip_version_check": false,
"swap": true,
"timezone": "UTC",
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Unmounting all existing partitions: /dev/vda
Wiping partitions and metadata: /dev/vda
Creating partitions: /dev/vda
Type: primary
Filesystem: fat32
Geometry: 2048 start sector, 2097152 length
Type: primary
Filesystem: btrfs
Geometry: 2099200 start sector, 39841792 length
Formatting filesystem: mkfs.fat -F 32 /dev/vda1
partition information found: {"name":"vda1","path":"/dev/vda1","pkname":"vda","log_sec":512,"size":"1024 MiB","pttype":"gpt","ptuuid":"1e56dada-1194-4299-9de3-4be10bb3a4bb","rota":true,"tran":"virtio","partn":1,"partuuid":"500f9ff5-ab0b-4e47-b212-b5d6c7e16e15","parttype":"c12a7328-f81f-11d2-ba4b-00a0c93ec93b","uuid":"785E-226E","fstype":"vfat","fsver":"FAT32","fsavail":null,"fsuse_percentage":null,"type":"part","mountpoint":null,"mountpoints":[],"fsroots":[],"children":[]}
Formatting filesystem: mkfs.btrfs -f /dev/vda2
partition information found: {"name":"vda2","path":"/dev/vda2","pkname":"vda","log_sec":512,"size":"19454 MiB","pttype":"gpt","ptuuid":"1e56dada-1194-4299-9de3-4be10bb3a4bb","rota":true,"tran":"virtio","partn":2,"partuuid":"542ed446-d328-4fa4-824f-92b64ee5c561","parttype":"4f68bce3-e8cd-4db1-96e7-fbcaf984b709","uuid":"c36f7fca-f691-45a7-a471-79cae84e1f14","fstype":"btrfs","fsver":null,"fsavail":null,"fsuse_percentage":null,"type":"part","mountpoint":null,"mountpoints":[],"fsroots":[],"children":[]}
Creating subvolumes: /dev/vda2
Mounting /dev/vda2: mount -o compress=zstd /dev/vda2 /mnt/arch_btrfs
Creating subvolume: @
Creating subvolume: @home
Creating subvolume: @log
Creating subvolume: @pkg
Creating subvolume: @.snapshots
Partition /dev/vda2 is currently mounted at: ['/mnt/arch_btrfs']
Unmounting mountpoint: /mnt/arch_btrfs
Starting installation...
Mounting ordered layout
No lvm config defined to be mounted
Mounting partition layout
Mounting /dev/vda2: mount -o compress=zstd,subvol=@ /dev/vda2 /mnt/archinstall
Mounting /dev/vda2: mount -o compress=zstd,subvol=@,subvol=@home /dev/vda2 /mnt/archinstall/home
Mounting /dev/vda2: mount -o compress=zstd,subvol=@,subvol=@home,subvol=@log /dev/vda2 /mnt/archinstall/var/log
Mounting /dev/vda2: mount -o compress=zstd,subvol=@,subvol=@home,subvol=@log,subvol=@pkg /dev/vda2 /mnt/archinstall/var/cache/pacman/pkg
Mounting /dev/vda2: mount -o compress=zstd,subvol=@,subvol=@home,subvol=@log,subvol=@pkg,subvol=@.snapshots /dev/vda2 /mnt/archinstall/.snapshots
Mounting /dev/vda1: mount /dev/vda1 /mnt/archinstall/boot
Waiting for time sync (timedatectl show) to complete.
Waiting for automatic mirror selection (reflector) to complete.
Waiting for Arch Linux keyring sync (archlinux-keyring-wkd-sync) to complete.
Archinstall will not install any ucode.
The multilib flag is not set. This system will be installed without multilib repositories enabled.
The testing flag is not set. This system will be installed without testing repositories enabled.
Installing packages: ['base', 'base-devel', 'linux-firmware', 'linux', 'btrfs-progs']
Setting keyboard language to us
Keyboard language for this installation is now set to: us
Setting up swap on zram
Installing packages: ['zram-generator']
Enabling service systemd-zram-setup@zram0.service
Adding bootloader Efistub to /dev/vda1
Identifying root partition by PARTUUID: 542ed446-d328-4fa4-824f-92b64ee5c561
kernel parameters: root=PARTUUID=542ed446-d328-4fa4-824f-92b64ee5c561 zswap.enabled=0 rootflags=subvol=@ rw rootfstype=btrfs
Installing efistub bootloader
Installing packages: ['efibootmgr']
Enabling service systemd-networkd
Enabling service systemd-resolved
Creating user test
Setting password for test
Enabling sudo permissions for test
Installing audio server: NoAudio
Installing packages: ['pipewire', 'pipewire-alsa', 'pipewire-jack', 'pipewire-pulse', 'gst-plugin-pipewire', 'libpulse', 'wireplumber']
Activating systemd-timesyncd for time synchronization using Arch Linux and ntp.org NTP servers
Enabling service systemd-timesyncd
Updating /mnt/archinstall/etc/fstab
For post-installation tips, see https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Installation_guide#Post-installation
Installation completed without any errors.
Log files temporarily available at /var/log/archinstall.
You may reboot when ready.
Disk states after installing:
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"size": "20480 MiB",
"pttype": "gpt",
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"rota": true,
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"uuid": "785E-226E",
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"fsuse_percentage": "17%",
"type": "part",
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{
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"pkname": "vda",
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"size": "19454 MiB",
"pttype": "gpt",
"ptuuid": "1e56dada-1194-4299-9de3-4be10bb3a4bb",
"rota": true,
"tran": "virtio",
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"partuuid": "542ed446-d328-4fa4-824f-92b64ee5c561",
"parttype": "4f68bce3-e8cd-4db1-96e7-fbcaf984b709",
"uuid": "c36f7fca-f691-45a7-a471-79cae84e1f14",
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"fsuse_percentage": "10%",
"type": "part",
"mountpoint": "/mnt/archinstall/.snapshots",
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"/mnt/archinstall/var/cache/pacman/pkg",
"/mnt/archinstall/var/log",
"/mnt/archinstall/home",
"/mnt/archinstall"
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"/@home",
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}
describe the problem
archinstall with minimal profile and "no audio server" explicitly installs pipewire and related packages.
$ pacman -Qe
base 3-2
base-devel 1-2
btrfs-progs 6.12-2
efibootmgr 18-3
gst-plugin-pipewire 1:1.2.7-1
libpulse 17.0+r43+g3e2bb8a1e-1
linux 6.12.7.arch1-1
linux-firmware 20241210.b00a7f7e-1
pipewire 1:1.2.7-1
pipewire-alsa 1:1.2.7-1
pipewire-jack 1:1.2.7-1
pipewire-pulse 1:1.2.7-1
wireplumber 0.5.7-1
zram-generator 1.2.1-1
$ pactree -r pipewire
pipewire
├─gst-plugin-pipewire
├─pipewire-alsa
├─pipewire-audio
│ ├─pipewire-alsa
│ ├─pipewire-jack
│ └─pipewire-pulse
├─pipewire-jack
├─pipewire-pulse
└─wireplumber
├─gst-plugin-pipewire
├─pipewire-alsa
├─pipewire-jack
└─pipewire-pulse
Someone on the Arch forum also encountered this starting from archinstall v3.0.0