What's the proper set of packages, & setup actions, to get PulseAudio working
properly on KUbuntu 10.4?
== Background
To assist in Skype setup on a KUbuntu 10.4 system, a friend familiar with PA on
Ubuntu suggested I install some specific PA packages:
padevchooser & pavucontrol. I installed those 2 packages. Which gave me:
dpkg -l | grep PulseAudio
ii gstreamer0.10-pulseaudio 0.10.21-1ubuntu3
GStreamer plugin for PulseAudio
ii libpulse-browse0
1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14 PulseAudio client libraries
(zeroconf suppor
ii libpulse-mainloop-glib0
1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14 PulseAudio client libraries
(glib support)
ii libpulse0
1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14 PulseAudio client libraries
ii padevchooser 0.9.3-2ubuntu4
PulseAudio Device Chooser
ii paman 0.9.4-1ubuntu2
PulseAudio Manager
ii paprefs 0.9.9-2ubuntu1
PulseAudio Preferences
ii pavucontrol 0.9.9-1
PulseAudio Volume Control
ii pavumeter 0.9.3-1ubuntu1
PulseAudio Volume Meter
ii pulseaudio
1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14 PulseAudio sound server
ii pulseaudio-esound-compat
1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14 PulseAudio ESD compatibility
layer
ii pulseaudio-module-gconf
1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14 GConf module for PulseAudio
sound server
ii pulseaudio-module-x11
1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14 X11 module for PulseAudio sound
server
ii pulseaudio-module-zeroconf
1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14 Zeroconf module for PulseAudio
sound server
ii pulseaudio-utils
1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14 Command line tools for the
PulseAudio sound
I see here:
http://pulseaudio.org/wiki/AboutPulseAudio
"The following obsolete or out-of-date UI tools have been Developed for
PulseAudio as well:
* PulseAudio Manager
* PulseAudio Volume Meter
* PulseAudio Device Chooser "
So, the chooser is out of date. There's no indication on that page what it has
been replaced with, if anything.
So, firstly, what is the proper set of packages to get a proper PA system
installed on KUbuntu?
I see here:
http://pulseaudio.org/wiki/PerfectSetup
"Install All Utilities
Make sure to install all auxiliary GUI tools for the PulseAudio sound server:
* PulseAudio Volume Control
* PulseAudio Volume Meter
* PulseAudio Manager OBSOLETE
* PulseAudio Device Chooser OBSOLETE
* PulseAudio Preferences
The packages are pavucontrol pavumeter paman padevchooser paprefs. "
So, someone should update that page & remove those "oblolete" packages from the
"Make sure to install" list! And make sure the resultant list is correct.
Moreover, there should be a list of the proper .deb packages to install for an
Ubuntu (I'm guessing the #1 most used GNU/Linux distro).
What packages should be installed?
Would installing just the
ii pulseaudio
1:0.9.22~0.9.21+stable-queue-32-g8478-0ubuntu14 PulseAudio sound server
package be sufficient? Or, should others be installed as well.
What GUI tools should be installed to allow a user to easily monitor & see what
settings are in place in the PA system - especially with a view to debugging to
determine why some audio on the system isn't working, like "why can Audacity
output properly, but DragonPlayer makes no output?" {which is my current
problem}.
All that info should be on that web page.
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"Current Status
The PulseAudio daemon and utilities are still under heavy development. Although
they are generally considered stable, they haven't seen enough testing to
warrant a first completely stable release."
So, what are the important things to be aware of?
And what are estimated dates for future feature releases?
That is crucial info, given that
http://pulseaudio.org/
shows no releases since Nov 2009 - 6 months ago.
===== Home page improvements:
The PA home page would be greatly improved for potential users if several items
were added to it:
1) A few sentences about "what is the purpose of PA? What uses/needs does it
fulfull? For users? For developers?
2) Here is the suggested set of sw you should install.
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I'm sending this question to the KUbuntu & PulseAudio mailing lists.
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So, what is the proper set of packages to get a proper PA system installed on
KUbuntu?
Thanks for your help :)
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