PulseAudio Preferences (paprefs) is a GTK configuration dialog for the PulseAudio sound server, providing straightforward audio preferences to users.
PulseAudio Preferences, also known as paprefs, is a user-friendly configuration dialog for the PulseAudio sound server. It is based on the GTK toolkit and is designed to configure only local servers. To use this program, it is necessary to have the module-gconf installed in the sound server. In particular, since PulseAudio 0.9.5, this module is loaded by default.
For Linux users who want to improve their sound server, paprefs is the perfect solution. It has been tested and developed on Debian GNU/Linux "testing" from August 2006, but it should work on most Linux distributions and Unix versions as it uses GNU autoconf for source code configuration. The software requires gtkmm and glademmm to be installed, in addition to PulseAudio version 0.9.5 with the module module-gconf loaded in the daemon.
Installation of paprefs is a simple process. As the software package is made with the GNU autotools, running "./configure" inside the distribution directory will configure the source tree. Then, run "make" for compilation and "make install" as root for installation of paprefs.
The latest version of paprefs offers several new features. The UI has been reworked to provide a better user experience. It also now supports enabling automatic zeroconf discovery, which can help in finding new devices. Additionally, automatic device combination and i18n support have been added for more versatile configuration.
Overall, paprefs is a convenient, easy-to-use tool for configuring local PulseAudio servers that Linux users should consider adding to their software repertoire.
For Linux users who want to improve their sound server, paprefs is the perfect solution. It has been tested and developed on Debian GNU/Linux "testing" from August 2006, but it should work on most Linux distributions and Unix versions as it uses GNU autoconf for source code configuration. The software requires gtkmm and glademmm to be installed, in addition to PulseAudio version 0.9.5 with the module module-gconf loaded in the daemon.
Installation of paprefs is a simple process. As the software package is made with the GNU autotools, running "./configure" inside the distribution directory will configure the source tree. Then, run "make" for compilation and "make install" as root for installation of paprefs.
The latest version of paprefs offers several new features. The UI has been reworked to provide a better user experience. It also now supports enabling automatic zeroconf discovery, which can help in finding new devices. Additionally, automatic device combination and i18n support have been added for more versatile configuration.
Overall, paprefs is a convenient, easy-to-use tool for configuring local PulseAudio servers that Linux users should consider adding to their software repertoire.
What's New
Version 0.9.6: N/A