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Noob Question Thread: Ask Any Questions About Linux! (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Ever had a question about Linux but felt too afraid to ask? Well now's your chance, ask any question about Linux, no matter how noob or repeated it is, and I and others will help answer them.

Previous noob question thread: https://lemmy.ml/post/14261893

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Can you try "pactl load-module module-switch-on-connect"?

[–] jhdeval 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

maybe a silly question bit is mint using pulse audio?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

It's not a silly question; I thought it doesn't matter because PipeWire supports Pulseaudio.

[–] WeebLife 1 points 2 months ago

The latest version of mint (22) is using pipewire now.

[–] WeebLife 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It says "no valid command specified"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Did you enter the command line (especially load-module) correctly?

[–] WeebLife 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"Pactl load-module" outputs "you have to specify a module name and arguments."

I duck go'd that command and it seems like it's for pulseaudio. The latest mint release uses pipewire for the audio server. Is the command different for that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

“Pactl load-module” outputs “you have to specify a module name and arguments.”

As I said in earlier comment, please run "pactl load-module module-switch-on-connect" exactly. Note that Pactl and pactl are different commands and the former is invalid.

Is the command different for that?

As the name suggests, pactl is a command for PulseAudio. PipeWire supports application written for PulseAudio, including pactl. Try "man pipewire-pulse" to get further info.

[–] WeebLife 1 points 2 months ago

That seems to have worked. Tbf, your original comment displayed as "pactl load-module module-switch-on-connect" Which indicates 2 seperate commands.