Is it easy to assign apps to audio outputs on Linux Mint? Currently on Windows 11 I can assign an app to an audio output and it saves it permanently until I change it in Windows audio settings. I do this to have discord over my Bluetooth earbuds and media audio via my TV.

Is it that simple in Linux Mint? Does it save the settings persistently through boot?

  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Yes. Newest version of mint uses pipewire as audio engine, and if you combine that with the good old pulsaudio controller (which works with pipewire via a plugin), you can micro which app input/output goes to which device.

    I believe that you can also fiddle with it at the pipewire level, though I’ve not played with that.

    pokes around

    Yeah, qpwgraph is what I’m thinking of.

    That’s got kind of a JACK-style flowchart patchbay interface, though. I’d guess that most people want what the PulseAudio pavucontrol provides in terms of UI.

    EDIT: Ah, someone else mentioned it below already.