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I'm using Debian 8 with Openbox which comes with PulseAudio by default. And I cannot find a volume icon which works properly.

I try Volti (the volume becomes very low and sometimes doesn't work), Pavucontrol (doesn't have a volume icon) and try to compile pa-applet (I can't compile then! Many others have the same problem) and volctl (doesn't appear on the panel).

I didn't try volumeicon because in many forums people say that they don't work properly with PulseAudio, so I did not even try then.

I read about pulseaudio-ctl, but it hasn't a volume icon.

Any help?

Hauke Laging
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I have tried again to compile the pa-applet (it aren't on Debian repository) and looking in the "issue" of his project on GitHub, I find a fork that a dude made and he fix the problem of compiling that I have. So, case closed. If you are looking for an icon volume, just compile the pa-applet through the original project on GitHub or by this fork that I mentioned. =)

The original project.

https://github.com/fernandotcl/pa-applet

The fork.

https://github.com/Strubbl/pa-applet

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I installed Openbox, and indeed was missing the Volume widget. My machine is Debian Stretch 9.6 at moment of this writing. I installed the Package "volumeicon-alsa" - sudo apt install volumeicon-alsa

  • Open the tint2 config file: 

    sudo [text-editor] $HOME/.config/tint2/tint2rc

    Re-arrange the panel items display and order in the "#panel" section.
    For ex."panel_items = TSECB"

  • add a new config section for audio as E-'executor': 

    # Executor 1  
execp = new  
execp_command = volumeicon  
execp_interval = 0  
execp_has_icon = 1  
execp_cache_icon = 0  
execp_continuous = 0

  • Save the file $HOME/.config/tint2/tint2rc

  • Update the running tint2 with "sudo killall -SIGUSR1 tint2"
  • start tint2conf GUI, and go to "panel items" and add the "Executor" that has been created and apply changes.

You should now have the audio widget showing up.

G-Man Says 'Reinstate Monica'
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viktorkh
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  • No sudo should be required to edit files in the own home. On the contrary, if the file did not exist before, using `sudo` will force consequent edits to go through `sudo`, as well... (This is too small a change to be able to edit.) – Zoltan K. Feb 25 '19 at 01:56
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Another simple quick option for volume control using PulseAudio with Tint2 would be to install pavucontrol and add it the the tintrc launcher options by adding launcher_item_app = /usr/share/applications/pavucontrol.desktop example or tintrc:

# Launcher
launcher_padding = 2 5 2
launcher_background_id = 0
launcher_icon_background_id = -1
launcher_icon_size = 20
launcher_icon_asb = 100 0 0
launcher_icon_theme_override = 0
startup_notifications = 0
launcher_tooltip = 0
launcher_item_app = /usr/share/applications/Thunar.desktop
launcher_item_app = /usr/share/applications/org.kde.konsole.desktop
launcher_item_app = /usr/share/applications/firefox.desktop
launcher_item_app = /usr/share/applications/pavucontrol.desktop
XeoNoX
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  • Thanks fellow! If I'd known that I wouldn't have removed Pavucontrol from my system! –  Apr 08 '17 at 18:12
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Try pnmixer - this is the perfect little applet for controlling volume in Tint2. Add it to your autostart file in $HOME/.config/openbox.

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