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From: Fernando Rodriguez <cyklonite@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] "X11 forwarding" so to say ... but for audio
Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 16:53:06
Message-Id: 43b42270-8275-4c90-cdcc-b9c52c6b1eb7@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] "X11 forwarding" so to say ... but for audio by Marc Joliet
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4 On 07/19/2016 12:30 PM, Marc Joliet wrote:
5 > On Tuesday 19 July 2016 18:08:24 Meino.Cramer@×××.de wrote:
6 >> Fernando Rodriguez <cyklonite@×××××.com> [16-07-19 17:44]:
7 > [...]
8 >>
9 >> Hi Fernando,
10 >>
11 >> thanks for your kind help! :)
12 >>
13 >> ok...I will give pulseaudio another try...(sigh)
14 >>
15 >> Before I start...
16 >> If my memory serves me right...is it true, that X11 starts
17 >> automagically pulseaudio , if it founds it?
18 >
19 > Well, not quite.
20 >
21 >> And if so: How can I prevent that?
22 >
23 > Specifically, applications that request pulseaudio (via dbus, IIUC) will cause
24 > it to start automatically, regardless of whether they're graphical or not
25 > (e.g., on my home server MPD causes pulseaudio to start). This can, however,
26 > be prevented by setting "autospawn=no" in .config/pulse/client.conf.
27
28 That too. I don't know if x11 forwarding uses dbus activation though and with
29 a minimal setup he won't have any programs to start it.
30
31 >> Next problem is: that armbian offers a LOT of pulseaudio
32 >> related packages...any hint what I need to install as a
33 >> minimalistic solution (this is an embedded device with
34 >> far less resources and far less hoursepower...)?
35 >
36 > I have no experience here, sorry.
37 >
38 >> And: What do I need to install on my GENTOO PC?
39 >
40 > Well, at minimum media-sound/pulseaudio. I'm not sure of anything to
41 > recommend here, so I'll defer to the Gentoo wiki:
42 > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/PulseAudio. Also see the upstream documentation:
43 > https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Documentation/User/. In
44 > particular check out the module documentation, since if you go the pulseaudio
45 > route you'll probably be setting up a tunnel, so I would suggest searching
46 > there for "tunnel" (although I'm not up to speed on what's currently possible
47 > in PA land, so maybe there's a better way).
48 >
49
50 I think you just need the pulseaudio with the X and alsa use flags (and any other
51 flags you need to get it to emerge). I don't know exactly cause I just noticed that
52 I have a lot more stuff enabled than I need. You definitely don't want alsa-plugin or
53 your ALSA programs will use pulseaudio.
54
55 >> Thanks a lot in advance for any help!
56 >>
57 >> Best regards,
58 >> Meino
59 >
60 > HTH
61 >
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