I have managed to mess up my sound and looking for a remedy.
I did some re-configuring of my task bar and it is now how I want it to be.
All sound now is muffled and essentially inaudible on Test Sounds, Firefox and VLC.
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (last updated 9/21/2025)
X11, KDE, Plasma
freda@localhost.localdomain] ~ $ inxi -Axxx
Audio:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Trinity HDMI Audio
vendor: Micro-Star MSI driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:01.1
chip-ID: 1002:9902 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] FCH Azalia vendor: Micro-Star MSI
driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus-ID: 00:14.2 chip-ID: 1022:780d
class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.4.0-150600.23.65-default status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.0.5 status: off with: wireplumber status: active
Server-2: PulseAudio v: 17.0 status: active with: pulseaudio-alsa
type: plugin
freda@localhost.localdomain] ~ $
freda@localhost.localdomain] ~ $ zypper se -si wireplumber pulseaudio
Loading repository data...
Reading installed packages...
S | Name | Type | Version | Arch | Repository
---+-----------------------------+---------+------------------+--------+----------------
i | libKF5PulseAudioQt3 | package | 1.3-bp156.3.9 | x86_64 | Main Repository
i | libwireplumber-0_5-0 | package | 0.5.2-150600.1.2 | x86_64 | Main Repository
i | pulseaudio | package | 17.0-150600.2.3 | x86_64 | Main Repository
i | pulseaudio-bash-completion | package | 17.0-150600.2.3 | x86_64 | Main Repository
i | pulseaudio-lang | package | 17.0-150600.2.3 | noarch | Main Repository
i | pulseaudio-module-bluetooth | package | 17.0-150600.2.3 | x86_64 | Main Repository
i | pulseaudio-module-gsettings | package | 17.0-150600.2.3 | x86_64 | Main Repository
i | pulseaudio-module-x11 | package | 17.0-150600.2.3 | x86_64 | Main Repository
i | pulseaudio-module-zeroconf | package | 17.0-150600.2.3 | x86_64 | Main Repository
i | pulseaudio-setup | package | 17.0-150600.2.3 | x86_64 | Main Repository
i | pulseaudio-utils | package | 17.0-150600.2.3 | x86_64 | Main Repository
i | wireplumber | package | 0.5.2-150600.1.2 | x86_64 | Main Repository
i | wireplumber-lang | package | 0.5.2-150600.1.2 | noarch | Main Repository
freda@localhost.localdomain] ~ $
freda@localhost.localdomain] ~ $ zypper lr -d
# | Alias | Name | Enabled | GPG Check | Refresh | Keep | Priority | Type | URI | Service
---+----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------+-----------+---------+------+----------+--------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+--------
1 | ftp.gwdg.de-openSUSE_Leap_$releasever | Packman Repository | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes | - | 95 | rpm-md | http://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/misc/packman/suse/openSUSE_Leap_15.6/ |
2 | nordvpn | nordvpn | No | ---- | ---- | - | 99 | N/A | https://repo.nordvpn.com//yum/nordvpn/centos/x86_64 |
3 | openSUSE-Leap-15.6-1 | openSUSE-Leap-15.6-1 | No | ---- | ---- | - | 110 | N/A | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.6/repo/oss/ |
4 | opensuse-guide.org-openSUSE_Leap_$releasever | Libdvdcss Repository | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes | - | 98 | rpm-md | http://opensuse-guide.org/repo/openSUSE_Leap_15.6/ |
5 | repo-backports-debug-update | Update repository with updates for openSUSE Leap debuginfo packages from openSUSE Backports | No | ---- | ---- | - | 100 | N/A | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.6/backports_debug/ |
6 | repo-backports-update | Update repository of openSUSE Backports | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes | - | 98 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.6/backports/ |
7 | repo-debug | Debug Repository | No | ---- | ---- | - | 100 | N/A | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/15.6/repo/oss/ |
8 | repo-debug-non-oss | Debug Repository (Non-OSS) | No | ---- | ---- | - | 100 | N/A | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/distribution/leap/15.6/repo/non-oss/ |
9 | repo-debug-update | Update Repository (Debug) | No | ---- | ---- | - | 100 | N/A | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.6/oss/ |
10 | repo-debug-update-non-oss | Update Repository (Debug, Non-OSS) | No | ---- | ---- | - | 100 | N/A | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.6/non-oss/ |
11 | repo-non-oss | Non-OSS Repository | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes | - | 98 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.6/repo/non-oss/ |
12 | repo-openh264 | Open H.264 Codec (openSUSE Leap) | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes | - | 98 | rpm-md | http://codecs.opensuse.org/openh264/openSUSE_Leap/ |
13 | repo-oss | Main Repository | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes | - | 98 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/leap/15.6/repo/oss/ |
14 | repo-sle-debug-update | Update repository with debuginfo for updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 | No | ---- | ---- | - | 100 | N/A | http://download.opensuse.org/debug/update/leap/15.6/sle/ |
15 | repo-sle-update | Update repository with updates from SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes | - | 98 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.6/sle/ |
16 | repo-source | Source Repository | No | ---- | ---- | - | 100 | N/A | http://download.opensuse.org/source/distribution/leap/15.6/repo/oss/ |
17 | repo-update | Main Update Repository | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes | - | 98 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.6/oss |
18 | repo-update-non-oss | Update Repository (Non-Oss) | Yes | (r ) Yes | Yes | - | 98 | rpm-md | http://download.opensuse.org/update/leap/15.6/non-oss/ |
freda@localhost.localdomain] ~ $