From c757ed6d411fec4d88fd75943e432c7eeaa83345 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Barnab=C3=A1s=20P=C5=91cze?= Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:42:03 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] INSTALL.md: do not specify `sudo` for installation Depending on the installation prefix and destination dreictory, `sudo` may be unnecessary, so remove it from the command, but mention that it may be needed. --- INSTALL.md | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index cea6a1260..0f245edc0 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -95,10 +95,12 @@ systemctl --user stop pipewire.service \ PipeWire comes with quite a bit of libraries and tools, run: ``` -sudo meson install -C builddir +meson install -C builddir ``` to install everything onto the system into the specified prefix. +Depending on the configured installation prefix, the above command +may need to be run with elevated privileges (e.g. with `sudo`). Some additional steps will have to be performed to integrate with the distribution as shown below. @@ -223,5 +225,8 @@ sockets with the `-a` option. See `pipewire-pulse -h` for more info. To uninstall, run: ``` -sudo ninja -C builddir uninstall +ninja -C builddir uninstall ``` + +Depending on the configured installation prefix, the above command +may need to be run with elevated privileges (e.g. with `sudo`).