Desktop environments

[Linux for blind general discussion]

firefox requires pulseaudio.
On Fri, 11 Jan 2019, Linux for blind general
discussion wrote:

> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 08:18:05
> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> To: blinux-list at redhat.com
> Subject: Re: Desktop environments
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> I thought gnome required pulseaudio or it wouldn't run. Stuff like gstreamer and all the major media players eem to want to pull it in.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list at redhat.com>
> To: blinux-list at redhat.com
> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 13:04:44 +0000
> Subject: Re: Desktop environments
>
> > Good to know there are some workarounds for the issues with Pulseaudio.
> >
> > Still, I'm quite happy without those 200+ megabytes of bloat and will
> > be sticking to my strategy of purging Pulseaudio from any system that
> > installs it by default until given a reason to actually keep it. Then
> > again, I'm not sure I've ever heard even a sighted user say anything
> > good about pulseaudio and I'm not even sure what issue with the
> > lighter, more mature sound system options its supposed to address.
> >
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