For linux only, use ALSA instead of OSS to get volume.
Requires slstatus to be compiled with -lasound.

diff --git a/components/volume.c b/components/volume.c
index 61cec90..6a5f5a1 100644
--- a/components/volume.c
+++ b/components/volume.c
@@ -72,6 +72,63 @@
 
                return bprintf("%d", m ? 0 : v * 100 / 255);
        }
+#elif defined(__linux__)
+       #include <alsa/asoundlib.h>
+       #include <alsa/mixer.h>
+
+       const char *
+       vol_perc(const char * card)
+       {
+               long minv, maxv, outvol;
+               snd_mixer_t* handle;
+               snd_mixer_elem_t* elem;
+               snd_mixer_selem_id_t* sid;
+
+               static const char* mix_name = "Master";
+               static int mix_index = 0;
+
+               snd_mixer_selem_id_alloca(&sid);
+
+               /* sets simple-mixer index and name */
+               snd_mixer_selem_id_set_index(sid, mix_index);
+               snd_mixer_selem_id_set_name(sid, mix_name);
+
+               if (snd_mixer_open(&handle, 0) < 0)
+                       return NULL;
+               if (snd_mixer_attach(handle, card) < 0) {
+                       snd_mixer_close(handle);
+                       return NULL;
+               }
+               if (snd_mixer_selem_register(handle, NULL, NULL) < 0) {
+                       snd_mixer_close(handle);
+                       return NULL;
+               }
+               if (snd_mixer_load(handle) < 0) {
+                       snd_mixer_close(handle);
+                       return NULL;
+               }
+               elem = snd_mixer_find_selem(handle, sid);
+               if (!elem) {
+                       snd_mixer_close(handle);
+                       return NULL;
+               }
+
+               snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume_range(elem, &minv, &maxv);
+
+               if(snd_mixer_selem_get_playback_volume(elem, 0, &outvol) < 0) {
+                       snd_mixer_close(handle);
+                       return NULL;
+               }
+
+               /* make the value bound to 100 */
+               outvol -= minv;
+               maxv -= minv;
+               minv = 0;
+               outvol = 100 * outvol / maxv; /* make the value bound from 0 to 
100 */
+
+               snd_mixer_close(handle);
+               return bprintf("%ld", outvol);
+       }
 #else
        #include <sys/soundcard.h>
 
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index afcd044..76254dc 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ const char * notmuch_db_path = "/home/thomas/Mail/";
  * uptime              system uptime                   NULL
  * username            username of current user        NULL
  * vol_perc            OSS/ALSA volume in percent      mixer file (/dev/mixer)
+ *                                                     sound card name on 
Linux (default)
  * wifi_perc           WiFi signal in percent          interface name (wlan0)
  * wifi_essid          WiFi ESSID                      interface name (wlan0)
  */
diff --git a/config.mk b/config.mk
index 7a02893..ad4290a 100644
--- a/config.mk
+++ b/config.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ X11LIB = /usr/X11R6/lib
 CPPFLAGS = -I$(X11INC) -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE
 CFLAGS   = -std=c99 -pedantic -Wall -Wextra -Os
 LDFLAGS  = -L$(X11LIB) -s
-LDLIBS   = -lX11
+LDLIBS   = -lX11 -lasound
 
 # compiler and linker
 CC = cc

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