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Do not use alsa module with pulseaudio

patrick96 2020-03-24 10:42:23 +01:00
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This module shows volume and mute state for ALSA mixers. Most of the module functionality should work as long as you are using an alsa backend, like pulseaudio-alsa. This module shows volume and mute state for ALSA mixers.
If you use `pulseaudio` use the [`internal/pulseaudio`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/wiki/Module:-pulseaudio) module instead, even if it uses alsa as the backend. Most of the module functionality should work as long as you are using an alsa backend.
**Do not use this module if you are using pulseaudio ❗️**
If you use `pulseaudio` use the
[`internal/pulseaudio`](https://github.com/polybar/polybar/wiki/Module:-pulseaudio)
module instead, even if it uses alsa as the backend.
There are a number of issues when alsa is used to control the volume in a
pulseaudio server.
**NOTE**: This module requires the project to be built with ALSA support. **NOTE**: This module requires the project to be built with ALSA support.