Stuart Howard wrote:
thx for the response
I think we missed each other with the point though, currently my sound
works just fine and I am happy with it as it is [ie. built in] I am
not sure where the alsa driver in "world" came from unless it is a
hangover from my initial genkernel instalation.
I would like to remove this package from my system simply because I
"think" I dont need it, this being the bit I am not sure about.
I am afraid that there are two things on linux that I have never got
on well with, sound and optical drives. :)
stu
In the gentoo alsa guide lists the pros and cons of alsa-driver vs. the alsa
modules from kernel.org. If alsa already works then you don't need
alsa-driver. Portage would certainly notify you of any dependency.
After you prune the world file, you can use "emerge -a depclean" to remove
unneeded packages. Of course, after a depclean (or any library changes), revdep-rebuild
may be necessary.
Zac
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