Installation instructions are outdated
The Installation section at https://freedesktop.org/software/pulseaudio/pavucontrol/ still mentions autotools commands while pavucontrol 6.0 relies on Meson now.
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The Installation section at https://freedesktop.org/software/pulseaudio/pavucontrol/ still mentions autotools commands while pavucontrol 6.0 relies on Meson now.