docs: Add troubleshooting guide for Linux audio issues (#28803)
These steps solved audio issues on my system (Tuxedo OS), but should be applicable to any PipeWire/PulseAudio system that has more than one audio interface. I suspect that enabling `rtc_use_pipewire` in [LiveKit SDK](https://github.com/livekit/rust-sdks/blob/0773bcec4e24812b382e71166b2ab359bf1a9384/webrtc-sys/libwebrtc/build_linux.sh#L105C1-L105C27) could help as well, but I haven't tried it. Release Notes: - N/A
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@@ -154,3 +154,33 @@ If you are seeing "too many open files" then first try `sysctl fs.inotify`.
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- You should see that `max_user_watches` is 8000 or higher (you can change the limit with `sudo sysctl fs.inotify.max_user_watches=64000`). Zed needs one watch per directory in all your open projects + one per git repository + a handful more for settings, themes, keymaps, extensions.
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It is also possible that you are running out of file descriptors. You can check the limits with `ulimit` and update them by editing `/etc/security/limits.conf`.
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### No sound or wrong output device
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If you're not hearing any sound in Zed or the audio is routed to the wrong device, it could be due to a mismatch between audio systems. Zed relies on ALSA, while your system may be using PipeWire or PulseAudio. To resolve this, you need to configure ALSA to route audio through PipeWire/PulseAudio.
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If your system uses PipeWire:
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1. **Install the PipeWire ALSA plugin**
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On Debian-based systems, run:
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```bash
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sudo apt install pipewire-alsa
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```
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2. **Configure ALSA to use PipeWire**
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Add the following configuration to your ALSA settings file. You can use either `~/.asoundrc` (user-level) or `/etc/asound.conf` (system-wide):
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```bash
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pcm.!default {
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type pipewire
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}
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ctl.!default {
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type pipewire
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}
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```
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3. **Restart your system**
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