> Number two - if you don't run Gnome, you're screwed having to resort to very complex, not-self-documenting command line tools to do the simplest of stuff. How

> Number two - if you don't run Gnome, you're screwed having to resort to very complex, not-self-documenting command line tools to do the simplest of stuff. How do I change the volume of the box from the command line ? You can use pavucontrol without Gnome. Don't know what command-line tools, if any, are available for Pulse Audio.