[xubuntu-users] Audio Settings

[Don]

Thanks Dan.  Hunted everywhere, but did not see that, just thought it odd
it did not live as a settings category, but I found a solution from the
Internet.  First time, I loaded it and it did not make the right choice,
wonder if that is an installation bug?

Don

On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 4:20 PM, Daniel Wastak <dan at 1j5.us> wrote:

> Don,
>
> Click on the speaker icon in the upper right corner. You will see "Sound
> Settings"
> This pulls up the "pavucontrol" audio control panel.
>
> Dan
>
> On Thu, Mar 9, 2017 at 12:35 PM, Don <donohio53 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I installed Xubuntu 16.10 today.  Funny, for the first time I got no
>> sound.  Went to settings but could not find any category for "Sound."
>> Seems you ought to put one in, since it took me a long while to find how to
>> get sound.
>>
>> I typed in a terminal window "pavucontrol" and it opened a GUI window to
>> alter sound settings.  For some reason it had selected HDMI as my output
>> source and also noted that nothing was plugged in there, and ignored my
>> "Line Out Audio Built-in Audio to my one plug for my stereo speakers which
>> was plugged in and on..
>>
>> So next I had to go to the "Configuration" tab where I could then turn
>> off the HDMI option, and suddenly I had sound again.  So hope this
>> information helps.  I still recommend that the Xubuntu team add "Sound" GUI
>> option under "Settings."
>>
>> Don
>>
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