How to turn control microphone using terminal. <SOLVED>

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How to turn control microphone using terminal. <SOLVED>

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Is there a way to turn on/off my laptop's microphone using terminal?
The second one from JoeFootball worked. Thanks Joe and mikaelrask.
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Re: How to turn control microphone using terminal.

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carver wrote: Is there a way to turn on/off my laptop's microphone using terminal?
Ideas ...

https://askubuntu.com/questions/1249741 ... n-terminal

https://askubuntu.com/questions/26068/h ... mmand-line
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Re: How to turn control microphone using terminal.

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alsamixer from the terminal is a good option too.
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