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-rw-r--r--gnu/services/sound.scm5
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/services/sound.scm b/gnu/services/sound.scm
index 0ac96a02ad..4ec6120ac7 100644
--- a/gnu/services/sound.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/sound.scm
@@ -114,7 +114,10 @@ ctl.!default {
(client-conf pulseaudio-client-conf
(default '()))
(daemon-conf pulseaudio-daemon-conf
- (default '()))
+ ;; Flat volumes may cause unpleasant experiences to users
+ ;; when applications inadvertently max out the system volume
+ ;; (see e.g. <https://bugs.gnu.org/38172>).
+ (default '((flat-volumes . no))))
(script-file pulseaudio-script-file
(default (file-append pulseaudio "/etc/pulse/default.pa")))
(system-script-file pulseaudio-system-script-file