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[SOLVED] Install Gnome DE without Pulse Audio?

I currently have XFCE4, E17 and Fluxbox installed. I was thinking about installing Gnome DE. But I have alsa set up nicely and I do NOT want pulseaudio (Pulseaudio seems to be nothing but headaches for me.)

So is there a way through pacman that I can install Gnome DE, extras and tools while forcing it not to install pulseaudio? If so will this cause Gnome DE to be unstable or unusable?

Last edited by No (2011-06-30 23:45:14)

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Re: [SOLVED] Install Gnome DE without Pulse Audio?

pulse audio is required by gnome-settings daemon, which is part of the group gnome

http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra … ulseaudio/

So, no you can't. But you can choose not to use it.

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Re: [SOLVED] Install Gnome DE without Pulse Audio?

pulse audio is required by gnome-settings daemon, which is part of the group gnome

http://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra … ulseaudio/

So, no you can't. But you can choose not to use it.

I was afraid of that.  Thanks for the reply.

In the past I have done that, chose not to use it. But I was hoping I could just not install it from the start and not have to go through that. I think I will not install Gnome. It did have some tools that I liked but I am finding alternatives already. So I will just keep what I have and add only what I need/want.

Last edited by No (2011-06-30 17:50:27)