Bug#336313: marked as done (gstreamer0.8-alsa: alsa not set)

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Subject: gstreamer0.8-alsa: alsa not set
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Package: gstreamer0.8-alsa
Version: 0.8.8-2
Severity: wishlist

When installing gstreamer0.8-alsa in stead of gstreamer0.8-oss, the
gconf info is not updated so that rhythembox, for example, uses the alsa
library. This means one have to use gconf-editor and search down the
place to manually change from oss to alsa. I don't know if this is easy
to do when installing gstream0.8-alsa, but it would be great if there was a simpler way to do this.

PS: I don't use gnome only some of the programs.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 3.1
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.8-2-k7
Locale: LANG=no_NO.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=no_NO.UTF-8 (charmap=locale: Cannot set LC_ALL to default locale: No such file or directory
UTF-8)

Versions of packages gstreamer0.8-alsa depends on:
ii  libasound2             1.0.9-3           ALSA library
ii  libc6                  2.3.5-4           GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii  libglib2.0-0           2.6.4-1           The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgstreamer-plugins0. 0.8.8-2           Various GStreamer libraries and li
ii  libgstreamer0.8-0      0.8.9-2           Core GStreamer libraries, plugins,
ii  libxml2                2.6.16-7          GNOME XML library
ii  zlib1g                 1:1.2.2-4.sarge.2 compression library - runtime

-- debconf information excluded

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From: Loic Minier <lool at dooz.org>
To: randhol <randhol+bugs at pvv.org>, 336313-done at bugs.debian.org
Subject: Re: Bug#336313: gstreamer0.8-alsa: alsa not set
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        Hi,

On Sat, Oct 29, 2005, randhol wrote:
> When installing gstreamer0.8-alsa in stead of gstreamer0.8-oss, the
> gconf info is not updated so that rhythembox, for example, uses the als=
a
> library. This means one have to use gconf-editor and search down the
> place to manually change from oss to alsa. I don't know if this is easy
> to do when installing gstream0.8-alsa, but it would be great if there w=
as a simpler way to do this.

 What you describe is partly technically feasible, but won't happen.

 Here are some explanations:
 1/ most audiosink packages can be installed simultaneously, there must
 be some sort of preference between the audiosinks so that the order of
 installation doesn't change the end result
 2/ each user can pick his preferred audiosink (eg. KDE users can use
 artsd), and this can not be updated system-wide, only the default can
 be (at the package level)
 3/ system administrators can change the default audiosink system-wide
 4/ system administrators can force the audiosink system-wide
 5/ the default audiosink is picked in the gst-plugins0.8 source
 package, for Debian altogether

 Point 5/ is especially relevant here: Debian sarge ships with Kernel
 2.4 by default, and that means "OSS".  Etch will ship with 2.6, hence
 "Alsa".

 If you want details on how to achieve 3/ or 4/, check the Gconf
 manuals.

 I'm closing this bug, please reopen it if necessary.

   Cheers,

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Lo=EFc Minier <lool at dooz.org>
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