volumouse

[DEPRECATED] This project works well, but unfortunately it is impossible to autostart volumouse when the computer starts, so it's useless. Use the GitHub project instead : GitHub Volumouse

A Python 3 program that allows you to change the volume with the mouse wheel using it at the four corners of the screen. Run in a terminal volumouse -c to configure and execute it with volumouse command

Install the main package :

1. Install dependancies :

You need x11-utils : Debian, Ubuntu, Kali Linux, Raspbian :apt-get install x11-utils Arch Linux :pacman -S xorg-xdpyinfo CentOS : yum install xorg-x11-utils Fedora : dnf install xorg-x11-utils

You also need pulseaudio-utils : Debian, Ubuntu, Kali Linux, Raspbian : apt-get install pulseaudio-utils Alpine : apk add pulseaudio-utils Arch Linux : pacman -S libpulse CentOS : yum install pulseaudio-utils Fedora : dnf install pulseaudio-utils

2. Install volumouse :

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On the next version of Python and Linux you will need to install in this way (using virtual env) :

sudo apt install pipx
pipx install volumouse

To update volumouse to the latest version : pipx upgrade volumouse

If volumouse has been installed in ~/.local/bin you will need to add this file to the PATH : ~/.local/bin (if it's not already done) :

sudo echo 'export PATH=$PATH:~/.local/bin' >> ~/.bashrc

How to create a PATH on Linux ?

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Normal way to install on Linux :

sudo python3 -m pip install -U volumouse

!!! It's very important to use the sudo command because like this volumouse will be in the PATH

Configure :

It's very easy to configure, there are just a simple command to execute, once for all, the first time :

All is explained in volumouse --help and volumouse --info

(sudo command is required if you have installed volumouse with the sudo command) :

Open a terminal and type :

• sudo volumouse --configure or sudo volumouse -c

Usage :

Just run the command volumouse in a terminal or, for starting volumouse at startup (Enter which volumouse in a terminal to know the installed directory of volumouse. Then as startup parameters,enter this command : sh -c 'result_of_which_command'. For instance : sh -c '~/.local/bin/volumouse')

Create a PATH to volumouse :

If you have installed volumouse without the sudo command on Linux you will need to create a PATH for starting volumouse with the volumouse command.

Indead, to be able to run volumouse directly in the terminal, without going to the source package, you should add the volumouse's folder to the PATH :

On Linux, it can be permanently done by executing : sudo gedit ~/.bashrc and adding, at the end of the document, this line :

export PATH=$PATH:/place/of/the/folder/volumouse

If you want to temporarily test it before, you can just execute this command in the terminal :

export PATH=$PATH:/place/of/the/folder/volumouse

It will be restored on the next reboot.

By doing this, instead of taping python3 '/place/of/the/folder/volumouse/volumouse.py', you will be able to directly tape in the terminal : volumouse.

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