# Playerctl Apparently Unmaintained

**URL:** <https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/playerctl-apparently-unmaintained/5056>\
**Category:** Contributing\
**Created:** [November 12, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/playerctl-apparently-unmaintained/5056 "2024-11-12T16:40:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![johannesbremer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/johannesbremer/32/1842_2.png) [@johannesbremer](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/johannesbremer)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/playerctl-apparently-unmaintained/5056/1 "2024-11-12T16:40:05Z")

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Hey everyone! Over the past few days, I set up [a small systemd unit to automatically pause media playback when my Bluetooth headphones disconnect](https://github.com/johannesbremer/playerctl-pause). I used Playerctl since it was already preinstalled on my system (Bluefin).

However, while looking at the [Playerctl GitHub repository](https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl), I noticed the last commit was over three years ago, and there are numerous open issues, including reports of a [potential memory leak](https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl/issues/335) and a [potential segmentation fault](https://github.com/altdesktop/playerctl/issues/339). It seems like this project is no longer actively maintained, which raises some concerns about security. From what I can tell, Fedora doesn’t have this apparently unmaintained C program installed by default.

Given these issues, do you folks think it’s worth reevaluating if Playerctl is still a sensible choice to be preinstalled? Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

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**Author:** ![j0rge](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/j0rge/32/8_2.png) [@j0rge](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/j0rge)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/playerctl-apparently-unmaintained/5056/2 "2024-11-12T20:56:29Z")

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Nice catch, please file an issue and we can take a look!

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**Author:** ![johannesbremer](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/johannesbremer/32/1842_2.png) [@johannesbremer](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/johannesbremer)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2024, 7:38am UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/playerctl-apparently-unmaintained/5056/3 "2024-11-13T07:38:32Z")

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Got it! Here’s the [Issue](https://github.com/ublue-os/main/issues/676).

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**Author:** ![tulilirockz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/universal-blue.discourse.group/tulilirockz/32/6812_2.png) [@tulilirockz](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/u/tulilirockz)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2024, 5:28pm UTC](https://universal-blue.discourse.group/t/playerctl-apparently-unmaintained/5056/4 "2024-11-16T17:28:06Z")

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