Beyond Linux® From Scratch (System V Edition) - Version r13.0-37

Chapter 31. KDE Frameworks 6 Based Applications

KMix-25.12.2

Introduction to KMix

The KMix package contains a KDE Frameworks-based Sound Mixer that integrates nicely with Plasma.

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Package Information

KMix Dependencies

Required

KDE Frameworks-6.23.0

Recommended

alsa-lib-1.2.15.3

Optional

libcanberra-0.30 and PulseAudio-17.0

Installation of KMix

Install KMix by running the following commands: 

mkdir build &&
cd    build &&

cmake -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$KF6_PREFIX \
      -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release         \
      -D BUILD_TESTING=OFF                \
      -W no-dev .. &&
make

This package does not come with a test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Contents

Installed Programs: kmix, kmixctrl, and kmixremote
Installed Libraries: libkmixcore.so
Installed Directories: $KF6_PREFIX/share/kmix and $KF6_PREFIX/share/doc/HTML/*/kmix

Short Descriptions

kmix

is a small audio mixer for KDE that integrates into Plasma

kmixctrl

is used to save and/or restore the settings that kmix has set

kmixremote

is a utility to mute, get, or set volume levels on the system. It can be run over SSH to adjust the volume on a remote system