Since pipewire-media-session doesn't include a testsuite nor autopkgtests we will follow a manual testplan to verify updates.
Currently we are not using pipewire as a sound server so its use is limited to screen recording and sharing.
Setup
- Ensure a GNOME session, gnome-remote-desktop and pipewire-media-session are installed.
- Log into the GNOME session
Testing screen recording
- Hit Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R
-> a red circle icon should be displayed in the top panel indicating recording has started
- Hit Ctrl+Shift+Alt+R again
-> the circle should be removed
The recording should be available in the standard xdg Video directory (~/Video in english)
Testing screen sharing
Go to settings -> Sharing
- Enable sharing in the headbar if needed
- Click on Screen Sharing to enable it, check that remote login is enabled
On another machine
- Install a VNC client on another machine
- Try to connect to your linux desktop
-> The desktop should prompt to allow access, one accepted the VNC client should be able to see the session