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+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2022  Patrick J. Volkerding, Sebeka, Minnesota, USA
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
+# permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+#
+# 1. Redistributions of this script must retain the above copyright
+#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+#
+#  THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+#  WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+#  MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO
+#  EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+#  SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
+#  PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS;
+#  OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
+#  WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR
+#  OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF
+#  ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+# This script will attempt to disable pipewire as the default audio server,
+# changing it back to pulseaudio.
+
+# Rename the XDG autostart files:
+for file in /etc/xdg/autostart/pipewire-media-session.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/pipewire-pulse.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart/pipewire.desktop ; do
+  if [ -r $file ]; then
+    mv ${file} ${file}.sample
+  fi
+done
+
+# Enable pulseaudio.desktop:
+if grep -q "^Hidden=true$" /etc/xdg/autostart/pulseaudio.desktop ; then
+  grep -v "^Hidden=true$" /etc/xdg/autostart/pulseaudio.desktop > /etc/xdg/autostart/pulseaudio.desktop.new
+  mv /etc/xdg/autostart/pulseaudio.desktop.new /etc/xdg/autostart/pulseaudio.desktop
+fi
+
+# Edit /etc/pulse/client.conf to enable autospawn:
+sed -i "s/autospawn = no/autospawn = yes/g" /etc/pulse/client.conf
+sed -i "s/allow-autospawn-for-root = no/allow-autospawn-for-root = yes/g" /etc/pulse/client.conf
+
+echo "Pulseaudio enabled as system audio server."
+if ps ax | grep -q pipewire ; then
+  echo
+  echo "You may need to stop running daemon/pipewire processes."
+  echo "The clean way is to run these commands as the user that owns the processes:"
+  echo "/usr/bin/daemon --pidfiles=~/.run --name=pipewire --stop"
+  echo "/usr/bin/daemon --pidfiles=~/.run --name=pipewire-media-session --stop"
+  echo "/usr/bin/daemon --pidfiles=~/.run --name=pipewire-pulse --stop"
+  echo
+  echo "The quick and dirty way if nothing else on the machine is using the daemon"
+  echo "utility is to issue this command:"
+  echo "killall daemon"
+fi