This is for Ubuntu 7.10.
Sorry - this is my first bug report. I wasn't where I was supposed to
state what version I was using.
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changing sound output device via asoundconf not reflected in Gnome Sound
Preferences applet
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/186319
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Public bug reported:
Switching sound playback via Gnome menu System - Preferences - Sound
works fine. However I wanted a way to script this or run from terminal.
After discovering and installing asoundconf-gtk, switching the default
sound output device worked fine both from the asoundconf GUI