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| 2.13. Viewing PDF Files | 2.15. Using the Fingerprint Reader | | |
YaST automatically identifies and configures the sound cards in your computer. You can also use the YaST Hardware module to configure your sound card manually. When your sound card has been configured, you can control the volume and balance of the sound with the GNOME Volume Control mixer.
GNOME uses the PulseAudio sound server by default. PulseAudio allows to control audio “streams” of different programs with one GUI. This makes it able to, for example, use two different programs generating audio output at the same time by sending their output to different devices such as headphones and speakers.
If the mixer icon (a loudspeaker symbol) is not visible in the panel on your desktop, press Alt+F2 and enter gnome-volume-control, or click +++.
Left-click on the mixer icon and move the slider up or down to change the overall volume. Right-click and choose for a detailed configuration dialog.
The GNOME Volume Control dialog box contains the following tabs:
Shows all playback streams currently active. You may adjust the volume of a stream or mute it. Right-click on a stream to either terminate it or to move it to another sound device (if available).
Shows applications that are currently recording sound. Right-click to choose the stream that will be recorded.
Lists output devices. Right-click on a device to make it the default output device.
Lists input devices. Right-click on a device to make it the default input device.
