Re: inxi -Ax reporting jackd as "off"?

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On May 27 2026, at 5:41 am, Peter P. &lt;peterparker-97jfqw80gc5Wk0Htik3J/[email protected]&gt; wrote=
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gin:1__qem 0;">I am using inxi -Ax to profile my laptop's audio system and =
it strangely<br fr-original-style=3D"" style=3D"user-select: inherit; scrol=
lbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box; fo=
nt-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">lists a jack server with status "o=
ff" despite a running jackd instance.<br fr-original-style=3D"" style=3D"us=
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ont-size: inherit;">Can anyone confirm this and does anyone know if this is=
 intentional and<br fr-original-style=3D"" style=3D"user-select: inherit; s=
crollbar-color: var(--scrollbar-active-color) #0000; box-sizing: border-box=
; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;">I am misunderstanding the mean=
ing of the "status:" field?</pre></div></blockquote></div><div fr-original-=
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1pt; font-family: sans-serif, arial;">I looked at inxi (it is just a perl s=
cript) and it seems to look for jackd, and also makes some check for pw-jac=
k. &nbsp;If you have a working pipewire-jack installation without jackd ins=
talled (and therefore no need for pw-jack to be installed) it does not seem=
 to have a check for that. &nbsp;So inxi is just out of date with regard to=
 current distribution audio setup.</span></div><div fr-original-style=3D"" =
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0000; box-sizing: border-box;" fr-original-style=3D"font-size: 11pt; font-f=
amily: sans-serif, arial;">-- Chris Caudle</span></div>
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