# Install pulseaudio with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Sound system for POSIX OSes. Version 17.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pulseaudio
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pulseaudio
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install pulseaudio
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: audio/pulseaudio/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add libpulse
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libpulse from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install libpulse-dev
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libpulse-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install pulseaudio
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pulseaudio from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#pulseaudio
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pu/pulseaudio/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S pulseaudio
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: pulseaudio from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install libpulse-devel
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libpulse-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:pulseaudio
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pulseaudio>
- **Version:** 17.0
- **Source summary:** Sound system for POSIX OSes
- **Homepage:** <https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/PulseAudio/>
- **Repository:** <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Documentation>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://www.freedesktop.org/software/pulseaudio/releases/pulseaudio-17.0.tar.xz>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## Executables

- pa-info (cli)
- pacat (cli)
- pacmd (cli)
- pactl (cli)
- padsp (cli)
- pamon (cli)
- paplay (cli)
- parec (cli)
- parecord (cli)
- pasuspender (cli)
- pulseaudio (cli)
- pa-info (alias)
- pacat (alias)
- pacmd (alias)
- pactl (alias)
- padsp (alias)
- pamon (alias)
- paplay (alias)
- parec (alias)
- parecord (alias)
- pasuspender (alias)
- pulseaudio (alias)

## Dependencies

- gettext
- glib
- libsndfile
- libsoxr
- libtool
- openssl@3
- orc
- speexdsp

## Build dependencies

- gettext
- meson
- ninja
- pkgconf

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Service: declared
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 17.0
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/PulseAudio/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- formula declares a Homebrew service


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: ~/.pulse/client.conf, /etc/pulse/client.conf, /etc/pulse/daemon.conf, /etc/pulse/default.pa
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** pulseaudio
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - libpulse-dev - 17.0+dfsg1-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpulse-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PulseAudio client development headers and libraries | http://pulseaudio.org
- Debian apt - libpulse-mainloop-glib0 - 17.0+dfsg1-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpulse-mainloop-glib0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PulseAudio client libraries (glib support) | http://pulseaudio.org
- Debian apt - libpulse0 - 17.0+dfsg1-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpulse0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PulseAudio client libraries | http://pulseaudio.org
- Debian apt - libpulsedsp - 17.0+dfsg1-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpulsedsp from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PulseAudio OSS pre-load library | http://pulseaudio.org
- Debian apt - pulseaudio - 17.0+dfsg1-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pulseaudio from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PulseAudio sound server | http://pulseaudio.org
- Debian apt - pulseaudio-equalizer - 17.0+dfsg1-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pulseaudio-equalizer from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Equalizer sink module for PulseAudio sound server | http://pulseaudio.org
- Debian apt - pulseaudio-module-bluetooth - 17.0+dfsg1-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pulseaudio-module-bluetooth from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Bluetooth module for PulseAudio sound server | http://pulseaudio.org
- Debian apt - pulseaudio-module-gsettings - 17.0+dfsg1-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pulseaudio-module-gsettings from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GSettings module for PulseAudio sound server | http://pulseaudio.org
- Debian apt - pulseaudio-module-jack - 17.0+dfsg1-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pulseaudio-module-jack from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | jackd modules for PulseAudio sound server | http://pulseaudio.org
- Debian apt - pulseaudio-module-lirc - 17.0+dfsg1-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pulseaudio-module-lirc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | lirc module for PulseAudio sound server | http://pulseaudio.org
- Debian apt - pulseaudio-module-raop - 17.0+dfsg1-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pulseaudio-module-raop from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | RAOP module for PulseAudio sound server | http://pulseaudio.org
- Debian apt - pulseaudio-module-zeroconf - 17.0+dfsg1-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pulseaudio-module-zeroconf from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Zeroconf module for PulseAudio sound server | http://pulseaudio.org
- Debian apt - pulseaudio-utils - 17.0+dfsg1-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pulseaudio-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Command line tools for the PulseAudio sound server | http://pulseaudio.org
- Nix - pulseaudio: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pu/pulseaudio/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - libpulse-dev - 1:16.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpulse-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | PulseAudio client development headers and libraries | https://www.pulseaudio.org
- Ubuntu apt - libpulse-mainloop-glib0 - 1:16.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu10: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpulse-mainloop-glib0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | PulseAudio client libraries (glib support) | https://www.pulseaudio.org


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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pulseaudio.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/pulseaudio.yml)


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