ubuntu-desktop is (IIRC) a pseudo-package that just exists to make sure other stuff is installed. Removing it just means you won't get new default software when you update, so it's not really harmful.
-FM On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 8:28 PM, pymike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh, my apologies.. I'm afraid this thread is a bit OT now. Strike that, > extremely OT. > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 8:27 PM, pymike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> If I try to uninstall pulseaudio it makes me uninstall ubuntu-desktop. A >> little red flag is telling me not to do this. >> >> Sigh... I guess I'll just wait for Ubuntu to fix their problems. Is there >> a way to change pulseaudio's latency or w/e? >> >> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:14 PM, pymike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> pulseaudio is installed, but it's not enabled. Thanks for the link though >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 7:12 PM, René Dudfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >>>> hi again, >>>> >>>> check out this thread: >>>> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=885437 >>>> >>>> From this thread and notes on the SDL mailing list, it appears pulse >>>> audio is emulating alsa, and causing the delays. Are you sure you >>>> don't have pulse audio installed? >>>> >>>> Apparently removing pulse audio fixes the problem... hopefully the >>>> ubuntu/pulse audio people will fix it though. Better would be if >>>> ubuntu tested their OS with realtime/multimedia apps... and consider >>>> problems like non-working sound, and poor latency serious issues. >>>> >>>> >>>> cheers, >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> - pymike >>> "Stop loling into a false sense of hilarity" >> >> >> >> -- >> - pymike >> "Stop loling into a false sense of hilarity" > > > > -- > - pymike > "Stop loling into a false sense of hilarity" >
