Hello All,
I had a computer melt down that forced me to buy new and start fresh. Various problems left me without a working machine for about a week, as expected I am a little behind in my work.
I had a strange problem with my sound. With a lot of forum help, and good ol' debugging, I managed to narrow it down to pulseaudio. So now I want to either disable it or remove it.
Yet, I am a little wary of simply un-installing it in Yast blindly. I don't want something corrupted that forces me to re-install everything. I have already lost a week with computer frustration.
Can wise old Linux gurus give me some tips? How can I save my current sound set-up, so I can restore it when I make a mistake? What are the configuration/scripts that govern audio set up? Please, others that have had to remove pulse audio, share your experiences and pitfalls. I would prefer to simply disable it, just in case the libraries are important for other components. Yet if that cannot be done, then I want to remove it.
Thanks
PilotMM
PS: FYI I am aware of the post below, I would like to know more, and have a back-up before I try anything. Thanks
PulseAudio KDE4 dependency - openSUSE Forums
PPS: Confession, I am genuinely curious how sound is dealt with in KDE/Linux. In my reading so far I have been made aware of ALSA, Phonom, pulseaudio, and other components involved in sound. I want to learn how all these components (along with the ones I am not aware of) work together. Is there anything I can read to learn about how audio works in openSuse 11.1 (or Linux or KDE 4)
PPPS: Also, I know about the linux boot process. I like to tweak things there. However, the KDE start-up is a mystery to me. I would like to know how KDE starts as well. Any suggested reads there would be great too.