global USE flag
pulseaudio

Add sound server support via media-libs/libpulse (may be PulseAudio or PipeWire)

Packages describing “pulseaudio” as local USE flag

Package “pulseaudio” Flag Description
media-sound/spotify Controls the dependency on pulseaudio or apulse
gui-apps/waybar Enable support for volume control via PulseAudio
kde-plasma/plasma-meta Install Plasma applet for PulseAudio volume management
kde-misc/kdeconnect Enable system volume control plugin using media-libs/libpulse
mail-client/thunderbird Add sound server support via media-libs/libpulse (may be PulseAudio or Pipewire, or apulse if installed)
app-emulation/qemu Enable pulseaudio output for sound emulation
www-client/firefox Add sound server support via media-libs/libpulse (may be PulseAudio or Pipewire, or apulse if installed)
media-libs/libcanberra Enables PulseAudio sound driver that should be able to support positional event sounds. This is the preferred choice for best sound events experience and picked by default if compiled in and possible to use at runtime.

All packages providing a “pulseaudio” USE flag (128)