You’re better off asking that in !linux@lemmy.ml

Why not just add to xinitrc something like:

pacmd set-source-mute N 1

Where N is your mic

I think this should work (I haven’t tested it):

make a new file called default (.) pa in the pulseaudio congfig folder (.config/pulse)

this will mute source_name (replace source_name with your source name):

#include this config file
.include /etc/pulse/default.pa
set-source-mute source_name true

run this command to list source names:

pactl list short sources

That’s strange.

I mute my microphone (its input volume is at 100%, just muted). But it always stays muted until I unmute. Even between logins and reboots. I do use pipewire, so there’s a difference. But I believe pulseaudio did the same for me back in the day.

One solution could be to mute the microphone in your DE or WM initialization file. Which are you using? Gnome? i3 perhaps? You could use pactl to mute the microphone on each login.

Let me know if you need further assistance.

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