Bug 481528 - Plasma launches kmix by default, even when plasma-pa is installed, producing two volume mixers
Summary: Plasma launches kmix by default, even when plasma-pa is installed, producing ...
Status: RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: System Tray widget (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 5.93.0
Platform: Arch Linux Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Keywords: qt6
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2024-02-19 02:10 UTC by Kotori Itsuka
Modified: 2024-02-19 04:56 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Description Kotori Itsuka 2024-02-19 02:10:35 UTC 
Created attachment 165932 [details]
Screenshot of system tray

SUMMARY
Plasma launches kmix by default. This is not needed on most setups, when plasma-pa is installed and pipewire/pulseaudio is the sound server.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Install kde and all its components
2. Boot into plasma

OBSERVED RESULT
Two volume mixers

EXPECTED RESULT
One volume mixer

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 5.93.0
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.249.0
Qt Version: 6.7.0
Kernel Version: 6.7.5-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 4 × AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core Processor
Memory: 3.8 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: llvmpipe
Manufacturer: innotek GmbH
Product Name: VirtualBox
System Version: 1.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The screenshot is from a virtual machine with no sound adapter. kmix's icon is on the right, and is incorrectly showing that there is a sound device. plasma-pa on the other hand is correct.
Comment 1 fanzhuyifan 2024-02-19 04:56:20 UTC 
That sounds like a downstream packaging/configuration problem. If you choose to install and enable both, then you get both...