<![CDATA[Change volume from command line]]>Is there any way to change sink-input-by-media-role:multimedia from the command line?

With pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle I can mute / unmute the general volume but I don't know how to access the multimedia specific volume.

Many, many thanks!

OP 5T, stable channel

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/topic/7981/change-volume-from-command-lineRSS for NodeSun, 14 Jun 2026 07:32:52 GMTFri, 29 Jul 2022 06:47:02 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Change volume from command line on Tue, 09 Aug 2022 11:43:32 GMT]]>Find the index number of the multimedia client with pacmd list-sink-inputs

then mute it (the multimedia client) by running this command: pactl set-sink-input-volume <index num> 0%

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/66275https://forums.ubports.com/post/66275Tue, 09 Aug 2022 11:43:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change volume from command line on Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:42:02 GMT]]>@applee I tried to do that but that is above my level 🙂

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/66072https://forums.ubports.com/post/66072Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:42:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change volume from command line on Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:38:55 GMT]]>Hello @mihael
The answer was to take a look at uVolMan sources and see how the app does it.
Unless someone with the answer on top of their head come by, I guess this is your best option.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/66071https://forums.ubports.com/post/66071Mon, 01 Aug 2022 08:38:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change volume from command line on Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:27:01 GMT]]>Before this thread goes dead please allow me to ask one more time if anybody can help with changing the volume of multimedia from command line. Thank you.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/66067https://forums.ubports.com/post/66067Mon, 01 Aug 2022 07:27:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change volume from command line on Sat, 30 Jul 2022 21:41:17 GMT]]>@domubpkm indeed ! Thank you, I missed out on that

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/66040https://forums.ubports.com/post/66040Sat, 30 Jul 2022 21:41:17 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change volume from command line on Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:32:57 GMT]]>@emphrath Yes, i have it on my Volla
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]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/66013https://forums.ubports.com/post/66013Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:32:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change volume from command line on Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:11:45 GMT]]>@domubpkm I used this app extensively in the past. Sadly it's not available for arm64

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/66012https://forums.ubports.com/post/66012Fri, 29 Jul 2022 18:11:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change volume from command line on Fri, 29 Jul 2022 06:56:43 GMT]]>@domubpkm Yes, of course, but I am trying to make a script that would mute multimedia and alert volumes based on the position of the try-state-slider on the OP 5T. I looked into the code of uVolMan but couldn't understand how to do it... That works through DBUS or something... I don't know much...

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/66006https://forums.ubports.com/post/66006Fri, 29 Jul 2022 06:56:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Change volume from command line on Fri, 29 Jul 2022 06:53:46 GMT]]>@mihael I don't know with command line but you have https://open-store.io/app/uvolman.mateosalta to do that.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/66005https://forums.ubports.com/post/66005Fri, 29 Jul 2022 06:53:46 GMT