Linux-Headphones v4.2

Minimal latency — maximum control (just not from the UI 😎)

What’s new in v4.2?

This version removes audio loopbacks and replaces the headphone/speaker virtual devices with dummy sinks. That means:

• Volume control is now handled only by the main sound card.
• Selecting a virtual “Headphones” or “Speakers” will immediately redirect to the real card.
• Result: zero latency and no more delay from internal loopbacks.

📌 Important: These virtual outputs no longer retain volume levels and will not remember your last selected sink (eg headphones) after reboot — they act more like quick-switch triggers, not traditional audio devices.

Use v4.2 only if you really care about minimizing audio latency (e.g., for MIDI instruments or pro audio work).
Otherwise, download with v4.1 — it’s more UI-friendly the latency in modern computers is unnoticeable

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v4.1 Recap

Still available and works great. Here’s what it does:

• Detects and uses Line-Out as a secondary sink if plugged in.
• Falls back to Speakers if Line-Out isn’t present.
• If neither is available, it exits with an error — no silent failures.
• Fully tested with GNOME, KDE, PulseAudio, and PipeWire.

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📦 Packages

• DEB:
  Works on Ubuntu, Debian, and derivatives. Fully tested.

• RPM:
  Works on Fedora/Red Hat, but requires you to run:

  enable-headphones-jackedin.sh

Linux-Headphones v4.1

linux-headphones v4.1 Release Notes

This version adds a smarter way to detect whether to use line-out or speaker ports as a secondary audio output for exiting headphones:

• If line-out is plugged in, it’ll use that as the secondary output.
• If line-out isn’t connected but speaker is available, it falls back to the speaker.
• If neither is found, the script will throw an error and won’t run — no silent fails here.

Tested and working well on GNOME and KDE, with both PulseAudio and PipeWire.

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Packages

• DEB package:
  Grab the linux-headphones.deb if you’re on Ubuntu, Debian, or any distro with PulseAudio/PipeWire. It’s fully tested and should “just work.”

• RPM package:
  For Fedora, Red Hat, and RPM-based distros — heads up: this one is untested.
  After installing, you must run enable-headphones-jackedin.sh in the terminal to finish the setup.

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Manual Setup (For the brave)

If you want to DIY or the packages don’t fit your setup:

• Set up a systemd user service, init.d script, or something similar to run headphones-jackedin.sh on boot.
• Or just run the script manually whenever you need it.

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If something’s off...

Try running ./headphones-jackedin.sh manually from the terminal to see if it’s a packaging issue or script incompatibility.

Make sure your system actually supports PulseAudio or PipeWire properly—no voodoo magic here.

Linux-Headphones

Release Info

• DEB package:
  Download linux-headphones.deb to install on Ubuntu, Debian, or any distro with PulseAudio or PipeWire support. Fully tested and working as expected.

• RPM package:
  Provided for Red Hat, Fedora, and other RPM-based distros, but untested. No guarantees it works out of the box.
  Let me know if the RPM worked for you.

  • Installing manually: Requires experienced Linux users.
  • You must create and manage a systemd user service, init.d script, or equivalent to run headphones-jackedin.sh on boot.
  • Alternatively, run the script manually in a terminal when needed.

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• In any case where it doesn't work as expected, try running the headphones-jackedin.sh manually from terminal "./headphones-jackedin.sh" to see if it is a package issue or the script is incompatible with your system.