https://linuxeries.org/tags/gnome/ Recent content in Gnome on ShieldedBytes Hugo en Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:09:03 +0200 https://linuxeries.org/post/2026-10-04-fixing-gnomes-broken-audio-output-after-an-al/ Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:09:03 +0200 https://linuxeries.org/post/2026-10-04-fixing-gnomes-broken-audio-output-after-an-al/ <h2 id="gnome-audio-stops-after-an-alsa-upgrade--how-to-diagnose-and-fix">GNOME audio stops after an ALSA upgrade – how to diagnose and fix</h2> <p>When a distro bumps the ALSA stack, the first thing that usually goes wrong is the desktop audio. In GNOME you’ll see “no audio” or a muted‑looking volume slider that actually reports a non‑zero level. The root cause is a mismatch between the kernel‑level ALSA driver and the user‑space libraries that PipeWire (the default audio server in GNOME 45+) talks to. Below is a practical, step‑by‑step walk‑through that covers the most common culprits, how to confirm them, and how to fix the issue without rolling back the whole upgrade.</p>