From 088c87bcb58be576308da503d4f11a68843c5013 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bradley Taunt Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 16:23:43 -0400 Subject: Initial new commit --- _posts/2020-06-14-audio-hotkeys-on-linux-mint.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2020-06-14-audio-hotkeys-on-linux-mint.md (limited to '_posts/2020-06-14-audio-hotkeys-on-linux-mint.md') diff --git a/_posts/2020-06-14-audio-hotkeys-on-linux-mint.md b/_posts/2020-06-14-audio-hotkeys-on-linux-mint.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..3c398cd --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2020-06-14-audio-hotkeys-on-linux-mint.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: "Audio Hotkeys on Linux Mint" +date: 2020-06-14 +--- + + +I recently switched out the OS on my old 2011 MacBook Air with Linux Mint. It's a distro I've used a few times in the past, but never set it as one of my main daily drivers until now. + +Setting up all my go-to applications (Sublime, LocalWP, Riot, Evolution, etc) was a breeze. The only snag I ran into was properly setting up the volume shortcuts on my wireless [Logitech MK235 keyboard](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01AROOL12/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B01AROOL12&linkCode=as2&tag=uglyduck-20&linkId=5cfe5875a0f263b933692c381a6a88a9). After looking a little too long on DDG & even Google, I finally found [this forum thread with the solution](https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?t=253048). + +For my own personal reference, I'm also going to include those code snippets here since you never know when you might need it again! And who knows, maybe this will help someone else stumbling around the internet. + + + // Volume Up + pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5% + + // Volume Down + pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -5% + + // Toggle Mute + pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle + -- cgit v1.2.3-54-g00ecf