package pulseaudio retitle 737083 pulseaudio: let ALSA alone be still easy to use by non administrators severity 737083 normal thanks
On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 03:42:09AM +0100, G.raud wrote: > Note that the function loaded by the afore-mentioned file is named > 'conf_load_if_running', which suggests that it should load the files > that set pulse as the default ouput device only if pulseaudio is already > running, but in fact it starts pulseaudio itself. Setting 'autospawn = no' in $HOME/.pulse/client.conf (or /etc/pulse/client.conf) changes the behaviour of the ALSA hook to not autostart pulseaudio. This should be the default as it allows one to still use ALSA as before when pulseaudio has not been started and because most users requiring pulseaudio either know how to start it or will have it started by an X session or GNOME. There should still be a way to clear the config of '/usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf.d/pulse.conf' by a user without administrative privileges, for those who know that they do not want to run pulseaudio and would not want to find themselves using it without knowing. > PS. Please add to README.Debian an explanation of how to do disable > pulseaudio: how to disbale the autostart of the X session > (both system-wide and per user) and how to disable the automatic > switching of ALSA to pulseaudio. Whether you change the default config of client.conf or not, you should document 'autospawn = no' too. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org