Free volume level software for linux

VolumeControl is a audio mixer for GNU/Linux.
Volume Control project requires OSS or ALSA with OSS /dev/mixer compatibility (for now) from the Linux kernel.
The GTK interface provides ease of use in adjusting volume levels.
Features to be added before version 1.0:
- add full ALSA support
- add volume themes
- additional testing
Enhancements:
- Command line arguments have been added.
- The GUI can be bypassed by using command line arguments.
- This makes volumecontrol useful for scripts, or for users who prefer adjusting levels without a GUI.

Volume.app is a small graphical software utility enabling quick and convenient control of a computers audio volume level. Volume.app is intended for use on Linux/Unix systems in conjunction with an X window manager that supports dockable applications ("dockapps") such as AfterStep, BlackBox, or Window Maker.

It is a refinement of an idea that first appeared in Timecops WMix: a user interface comprising a "knob" that can be interactively "turned" by clicking and dragging the mouse. I found this approach quite appealing, both from an aesthetic viewpoint, and (more importantly) from a user-interface perspective.

A handful of other dockapp volume control programs are out there, and I have tried many of them. An interface element present in most of these is some form of "slider" as the primary means of adjusting the volume. (A fictitious example may be seen at right). To my dismay, with this kind of interface, volume adjustments tended to be large and abrupt. Because the slider was so small, raising or lowering the volume "just a bit" required extremely careful control of the mouse-- a slip of the hand had the potential to spike the volume to full blast. (I have a set of Altec-Lansing ACS48 speakers which make this a rather unpleasant experience). This approach left much to be desired.

I longed for an alternative, and upon playing with WMix (pictured at left) I had found it. The knob was genius in that it provided a means of graphically adjusting the volume, as a slider would, without tying itself directly to the motion of the mouse. The basic mode of usage is identical: you click on the thing and drag the mouse up or down. However, with the knob, the range of motion need not be confined to the postage-stamp-sized area of the dockapp. The mouse travel needed to cover the entire range of volume settings can be made longer, on the order of the full height of the screen-- almost like a much larger, easier-to-use slider. No longer were precise movements needed to make volume adjustments!

Still, I found WMixs interface to be a bit busy (never was a fan of tiny little buttons) and the all-important knob was yet a rather small target to find with the mouse. So, I grabbed a copy of the WMix source code, and rebuilt it into a dockapp that had a much larger knob as its sole interface element. I dubbed it Volume.app, and have placed it here for the benefit of everyone.

PulseAudio Volume Meter is a simple GTK volume meter for the polypaudio sound server.

GKrellM Volume is a plugin which controls the sound mixer device of your choice.
The plugin will run if you have at least version 2.0.1 of gtk and version 2.0 of gkrellm
alsa:
Compile with:
make enable_alsa=1
The plugin will prefer alsa and fall back to oss when there is no alsa support.
i18n:
Compile with:
make enable_nls=1
And install with
make enable_nls=1 install
Enhancements:
- Brown paper bag bug in alsa backend introduced in the previous version.

Thunar Volume Manager project provides automatic management of removable media and drives for the Thunar File Manager.

The Thunar Volume Manager is an extension for the Thunar file manager, which enables automatic management of removable drives and media. For example, if thunar-volman is installed and configured properly, and you plug in your digital camera, it will automatically launch your preferred photo application and import the new pictures from the camera into your photo collection.

The advantage of Thunar Volume Manager over other solutions (like gnome-volume-manager or ivman) is that it does not require an additional daemon to be running in the users desktop session, which means it is very lightweight solution. In addition, the Thunar Volume Manager smoothly integrates into the Thunar file manager and the Xfce desktop.

Homeland Security Threat Level is an extension which displays the current U.S. Homeland Security Threat Level as an icon.

Displays the current U.S. Homeland Security Threat Level as an icon in the status bar.

Level Shmup is a frantic addictive shoot-em-up.

Level Shmup is an old-school arcade style shoot-em-up game in the style of classics such as R-Type and Gradius. Interesting features of this game include the ability to fire in eight directions, and an adaptive difficulty curve.

The game automatically gets easier or harder based on your performance, with bonuses awarded for completion on the highest difficulties.

Usage:

Level Shmup must be run from a terminal to work. Just navigate to the folder youve uncompressed the game to, and type ./levelshmup (then Enter, of course).