Missing volume app from notification area in Xubuntu panel!

Question

The volume control icon is missing from the panel. The n/w and battery icons are shown. When I try to edit the Notification Area from the Panel preferences I see the volume is not available as a known app. I need help. Am a newbie :)

Solution 1

I ran into this in an Ubuntu installation that I had installed the xfce4 pacakage on, not a proper Xubuntu installation. But in case if anyone else has the same problem, I had to install the indicator-sound-gtk2 package:

sudo apt-get install indicator-sound-gtk2

and then log out/log back in.

Solution 2

That's not intuitive. You need an icon separate from the notification area called "sound icon" or "volume control." This is a common problem. (EDIT: answer in 16.04 be sure to install & add to panel: 'xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin' current version is 0.2.4-1 as of 7/2017 Seems to work fine, ugly icon but you can also just hover & mousewheel it up and down. )

I was using an indicator that I like better than the standard one,that shipped with 13.04 to 16.04 (I think) using the indicator-plugin, it is called "Volti" and it's available for Precise and Oneric. (EDIT... AND the rest up to ZESTY. Current version 0.2.3-7 from Zesty works on 16.04 as well.) Simply add it using Synaptic (or, I imagine, the Ubuntu Software Center.) This uses ALSA without having to use Pulse Audio, as well. Unfortunately there is a problem where it does not work after resume from suspend! :( Have to kill it then restart it. Info: code.google.com/p/volti/‎

Solution 3

sudo apt-get install xfce4-mixer  

This installs a plugin that you can add straight to any panel.

Comments

[Lars]

Using your answer and this one, i finally got my volume control back! :)

[jtlindsey]

This didn't work on a new install of xUbuntu 16.04LTS where I'm using the notificatin area instead of the buggy "indicator plugin" but sudo apt-get install xfce4-pulseaudio-plugin did.

[Ulad Kasach]

@jtlindsey You should add your comment as a separate solution. It will be easier for others to find and will be more helpful that way.