Yes. Show me how to make zoom screen sharing work without pipewire and prayer.

nvme0n1p1 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Since you edited your post I'll rephrase my question: Which desktop are you running where you can't figure out how to share your screen? Maybe some of the more tech-savvy folks here at HN can help you figure it out.

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dmitrygr 4 hours ago | parent [-]

KDE plasma. go wild.

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nvme0n1p1 3 hours ago | parent [-]

Here's a post from 2023 where the majority of people say it just works, except for one guy who tweaked his env and broke it. https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/18gfffw/is_zoom_still_...

The fact you're griping about implementation details like pipewire makes me think you also tried micromanaging your env and broke something. If you use a fresh install and leave everything default, I'm sure it would work for you like it does for everyone else. I use KDE too btw.

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arxari 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> micromanaging your env

All the "micromanaging" you need to do to not have screensharing is one of the following; 1. Don't have a started dbus session 2. Don't have portals installed and setup 3. Don't have pipewire installed and setup

Meanwhile on X what you need is: 1. Have X

So no, it wouldn't work, the reason why it works for those people in the Reddit post is because they use distros and sessions that do all the things I listed that make screensharing not work if any one is not done.

PS: Wayland does have testing protocols for screenshots and screenrecording like 'wlr-screencopy' and some DMA buff one I forgot the name of. But for screen sharing there's nothing that Wayland implements itself afaik.

	▲	gf000 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Without dbus, X would also have plenty of its features fall flat, it's the de facto IPC mechanism of Linux desktop for better or worse, so it's like "my car won't start if I don't have any fuel" complaint.

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Lammy 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

>micromanaging your env

PERSONAL Computer

	▲	gf000 an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Sure, but if one wants to play tester, don't complain when you eventually find a bug.

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opan 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Is there a reason you don't want to use pipewire?