On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 7:38 PM, <berenger.mo...@neutralite.org> wrote: >> except that each time I have read a reference to PA, it was to say that it >> does not work correctly, and often, removing it seemed to solve the problem? > > PulseAudio does have its problems (I don't use it, because my sound > card is a bit weird; I uninstalled PA and built ALSA from source, and > everything's working, if a little fragile - this should not be taken > as indicative), but with anything that's often installed by default, > you'll hear advice to remove it more often than to install it, because > the posts you're reading start from a standpoint of "my system has a > problem". (People don't go around saying, "Hi, my system's working > perfectly, what should I keep?". At least, I haven't heard much of > that.) > > So, what's the general feeling? Is PA something that should be removed > at first whiff of a problem, or is it a perfectly good program that > cops an unfair reputation because of that selection bias? >
Let's see: I have a rather standard 5-years old laptop. With ALSA sound just works - I can record, I can listen, and I have volume control. That is enough for me. What happens when I install PA? Sound doesn't work anymore (at least when more than one application is playing) - I have to configure it first. And I prolly should file bug. Why bother doing so if purging PA fixes every issue I have with sound? Especially when you consider that I don't need PA capabilities. -- darkestkhan ------------------------------------------ Feel free to CC me. jid: darkestk...@gmail.com May The Source be with You. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/CACRpbMj+qrjYFQx5OO23w1ZsLJpgG2zJPjqC67=ni6yjxnh...@mail.gmail.com
