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fixing dangerous PulseAudio defaults and giving it a record type

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: raingloom <raingloom <at> riseup.net>
Subject: bug#38172: closed (Re: [bug#39053] [PATCH] Add pulseaudio
 configuration and fix volume bugs)
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 17:24:01 +0000

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Your bug report

#38172: fixing dangerous PulseAudio defaults and giving it a record type

which was filed against the guix package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 38172 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

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From: Marius Bakke <mbakke <at> fastmail.com>
To: Leo Prikler <leo.prikler <at> student.tugraz.at>, 39053-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: 38172-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: [bug#39053] [PATCH] Add pulseaudio configuration and fix volume
 bugs
Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 18:23:26 +0100

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Leo Prikler <leo.prikler <at> student.tugraz.at> writes:

> This series of patches adds a configuration type for pulseaudio and also fixes
> a bug, where various applications would inadvertently max out the system volume
> (see e.g. #38172).

Thanks!  I've pushed the patches with mentioned tweaks in
2c7511fb6..71e33e32f.

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From: raingloom <raingloom <at> riseup.net>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: fixing dangerous PulseAudio defaults and giving it a record type
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 22:09:41 +0100

Discussion from IRC:
http://logs.guix.gnu.org/guix/2019-11-11.log#213424

Basically it makes volume settings behave in erratic and surprising
ways that are not obvious even to seasoned Linux users, including
sudden loud noises.

The fix is as simple as adding "flat-volumes = no"
to .config/pulse/daemon.conf, but this should really be a system
default.

However, rather than patching it, the consensus seems to be that we
should create a <pulseaudio-configuration> record type.
http://logs.guix.gnu.org/guix/2019-11-11.log#213953

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