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+rtkit is a dbus service needed for pipewire to apply for a realtime
+priority.
+
+It needs a separate user to run.
+
+ groupadd -g 378 rtkit
+ useradd -u 378 -s /bin/false -d /var/lib/rtkit \
+ -g rtkit rtkit
+
+In principle, pipewire may function without this service, but it
+helps to placate some error messages present on Slackware 15.0
+default setup.