Also if I manualy write the right driver name into .config/xfmedia/settings.xml file, it doesn't work. So I always have to set it manualy when starting xfmedia. Trying to start it with --audio-out specified, I reseived these messages: ---- arilou@rayland:~$ xfmedia --audio-out=alsa ** (xfmedia:18732): WARNING **: XfmediaXine: Audio driver alsa failed. Attempting autodetection. (xfmedia:18732): Gtk-WARNING **: Error loading theme icon 'stock_volume' for stock: Значок «stock_volume» не присутствует в теме (xfmedia:18732): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_style_detach: assertion `style->attach_count > 0' failed arilou@rayland:~$ ----- (It doesn't crash, I'd closed it manualy. And the assertion had come on exit.) Also, it didn't play with "--audio-out=alsa" and in this case I had to manualy change driver selection to "auto". But it doesn't play when started with "auto", and I have to change driver from "alsa" to "auto".
Xfmedia is unmaintained.