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linux: Check for no desktop portal being present #199

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5 changes: 3 additions & 2 deletions checks/linux.py
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Expand Up @@ -96,8 +96,9 @@ def checkWayland(lines):
return [LEVEL_CRITICAL, "Running under XWayland",
"OBS is running under XWayland, which prevents OBS from being able to capture.<br>To fix that, you will need to run OBS with the following command in a terminal:<p><code>obs -platform wayland</code></p>"]

hasNoPipewireCapture = search('[pipewire] No capture', lines)
if len(hasNoPipewireCapture) > 0:
hasPipewirePortal = search('[pipewire]', lines)
hasNoPipewireCapture = search('[pipewire] No capture', hasPipewirePortal)
if not hasPipewirePortal or hasNoPipewireCapture:
return [LEVEL_CRITICAL, "No PipeWire capture on Wayland",
"""In order to capture displays or windows under Wayland, OBS requires the appropriate PipeWire capture portal for your Desktop Environment.<br><br>
An overview of available capture portals can be found on the Arch Linux Wiki:<br>
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