I really like Elisa.
I mostly use it to listen to music that's not in my Jellyfin library yet but it does that beautifully.
domi
joined 2 years ago
Like how do you replace
Most of the time there is no 1:1 replacement, it all depends on which features you use from these apps. Some suggestions:
AMD Software
CoreCtrl can do most of the important stuff from the AMD software like GPU overclocking, custom fan curves and per-game profiles.
Logitech Ghub
Piper has a lot of support for different mice and keyboards, maybe yours are supported there?
Realtek audio
I'm not sure what Realtek audio does nowadays, which features do you need?
Video recording
OBS is available and does pretty much does the same stuff as on Windows. If you need to capture gameplay you will have to install obs-vkcapture which is the Vulkan/OpenGL replacement for DirectX capturing included on the Windows version of OBS.
Audio settings
Which settings do you require? What do you mean with "Audio quality"?
Unfortunately most Pipewire/Wireplumber settings are hidden behind config files and I'm not aware of any applications to manage them. The KDE audio settings are quite decent but limited in scope. However, most of the Pipewire settings have a sensible default and probably shouldn't be changed unless you're doing audio production.
qpwgraph is quite powerful when you need to connect multiple devices together or have virtual audio devices.
when IPv6 gets mainstream adoption
At the current speed that would approximately be in 2087.
As someone who runs CoreELEC on all their HTPCs I cannot agree with this comment.
Is it a bad desktop application? Yes, but Kodi is for HTPCs what VLC is for desktops, it plays everything you throw at it. On dedicated HTPCs it is about the best you can get.
I went from a Windows PC with VLC, to MPC to Plex to Jellyfin and landed on Kodi/CoreELEC in the end.
None of your alternatives provide a interface that is useable in an environment where controlling via remote/phone is important and supporting 4k/HDR/Dolby Vision/audio passthrough and various codecs is a must. Plex comes close but locks you into their environment while Kodi can stream anything (including from Plex and Jellyfin).
Same, the mountains redeemed it for me though. Building a network of zip lines was fun.
Plex has been hostile towards self-hosting since the very beginning. They have been asked to add local authentication for more than 10 years.
It can't be worse than an outdated public facing Windows server, right?
Which distro do you use? I don't really have much sound issues here and I have a pretty exotic setup.
Yes, I use OBS for that. The feature is called "Replay Buffer" and I have it running with no issues with hardware encoding. I would recommend you use the OBS flatpak, depending on your distro you might also want to use Steam in a Flatpak to make things easier.
I'm not aware of a software that controls all fans but I didn't really look since I just let them do what they want. CoreCtrl can do the GPU fan but I also leave that alone.
You might have some luck requesting support for your mouse/keyboard on their git page, maybe support can be added.
What does not work?
There's no bandwidth limit on Pipewire that I'm aware of. The default sampling rate is 48000 if you mean that but it's a sensible default and you probably don't want to change it.
AutoEq sounds good. EasyEffects definitely can do your EQ and much much more.
The learning curve can be steep but don't be afraid to ask, there's a lot of helpful people on here. Also most Github/Gitlab projects might look intimidating but they also gladly offer support for applications there.
Okular is included with KDE and is pretty competent.
Those are not strictly needed in order to "use" Linux but if you want to learn about them you there's a lot of resources for them out there. ChatGPT is also pretty useful in helping with bash scripts/commands since they're sometimes hard to read.