Bug 490433 - Add UI to set specific audio volume on start-up
Summary: Add UI to set specific audio volume on start-up
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: plasmashell
Classification: Plasma
Component: Audio in general (show other bugs)
Version: 6.2.4
Platform: Fedora RPMs Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: 1.0
Assignee: Plasma Bugs List
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Reported: 2024-07-18 04:38 UTC by EpicTux123
Modified: 2024-12-18 21:10 UTC (History)
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Description EpicTux123 2024-07-18 04:38:22 UTC 
Hi there.

I think it would be cool to add a feature to the audio settings to always reset to a specific volume on start-up (e.g. 20%).

There are some ways to do it; one that I found is "pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ 20%", which works for PipeWire (and possibly PulseAudio too, because "pactl" is for PulseAudio, but I didn't test it).

Thanks in advance for your attention.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
OS: Fedora Linux 40
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0
Qt Version: 6.7.2
Comment 1 TraceyC 2024-07-18 17:34:52 UTC 
This seems like a reasonable quality of life setting

Possible use cases:
- Starting up a laptop in an office / meeting / public area where you don't want to annoy other people
- You might leave your volume very high after a session. Then on the next login, start up with headphones connected. You want to avoid hurting your ears.
Comment 2 Aleix Pol 2024-07-19 22:57:18 UTC 
Moved to the plasma pulseaudio integration which is how we do volume control in Plasma.
Comment 3 EpicTux123 2024-08-04 18:39:59 UTC 
FYI setting the volume does not change the muted state of the device.

So "pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ 0" is also required.