Package: setmixer Version: 27DEC94ds1-1 Severity: Wishlist I have yet to find any sound mixer application that can properly control all my sound devices. With setmixer conflicting with alsa-base and aumix, I loose functionality. Removing the functionality that saves and restores mixer settings on boot-up and the resulting conflicts would be a better solution than conflicting with similar programs and thereby leaving Debian users with one less option. Just because a program _can_ be run at system startup doesn't mean it _has_ to be.
I can have multiple types of web browsers and editors and all manner of programs, why can't I have multiple types of mixers? The result of the recent changes is that one more useful piece of software - one more option - cannot be installed. On the other hand, if the initscripts and conflicts were removed, functionality would be retained and I would still have all my options. If someone wants to run setmixer at boot, it's relatively easy to put a little script in /etc/rc.boot. It's also reasonable to assume that someone wanting to use an obscure commandline program like setmixer would be capable of doing so. An example startup script could even be placed in /usr/share/doc/setmixer/examples. Referencing bug # 202151, if the maintainer believes, "...looks like aumix has improved since I uploaded setmixer, so there is not much specific need for setmixer anymore", he should probably give up the program. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
