Mate Desktop questions

[Linux for blind general discussion]

"... To be sure that the sound is unmuted, your best option is to run 
something like
alsactl store
in a terminal. This should happen automatically when you shut down the 
laptop, so it's baffling me why your sound is muted every time you boot. 
It's possible that the restore isn't working at boot time either, so you 
may want to stick
alsactl restore
into your boot sequence at some point as well. "

Can someone point me to where the "boot sequence" referenced in the 
reply quoted above, is located? I am running Mint Mate 20.2.
It would also be nice to know where I can find the commands that are 
executed at logoff or shutdown. I am still fairly new at Linux, but 
learning a ton over the past few months.
Thanks,
John


On 10/10/2021 1:52 PM, Linux for blind general discussion wrote:
> You should have a NetworkManager applet on your panel. This should be to 
> the left of the time and date toggle, but in my experience it doesn't 
> like to tell you when you're on it. So my best recommendation would be 
> to shift tab once you hit the time and date toggle and then press the 
> enter key. A menu should pop up with wifi connections, along with a menu 
> item called more that will give you more connections if yours is for 
> some reason not at the top of the menu.
> 
> 
> To be sure that the sound is unmuted, your best option is to run 
> something like
> 
> alsactl store
> 
> in a terminal. This should happen automatically when you shut down the 
> laptop, so it's baffling me why your sound is muted every time you boot. 
> It's possible that the restore isn't working at boot time either, so you 
> may want to stick
> 
> alsactl restore
> 
> into your boot sequence at some point as well.
> 
> ~Kyle
>