On my machine, I built a dummy package called something like pulseaudio-bogus as an empty package to simply fill the requirement. I used equivs to do this:
apt-get install equivs Then create a control file called, say, pulseaudio.ctl: Section: web Package: pulseaudio-bogus Provides: pulseaudio Description: Pulse Audio dummy package This package provides dpkg with the information that there is a sound server installed. . apps requiring pulse etc. won't bug you any more At that point, I ran equivs-build pulseaudio.ctl, and it built, effectively, an empty package that contained the Provides. --b On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 3:30 AM, Sthu Deus <sthu.d...@gmail.com> wrote: > Good time of the day, Harry. > > > You worte: > >> >>Running wheezy - kde plasma desktop >> >>I want to get rid of pulseaudio. I almost never even use sound in >>linux and I see it always chugging away at 5-8 % cpu. That seems a >>bit extreme some how. >> >>But anyway I don't need it. >> >>aptitude remove pulseaudio >> >>Offers what appear to be pretty ridiculous solutions. >> >>Things like uninstalling gnome-core. Isn't that a bit dramatic just >>to get rid of pulseaudio? >> >> Remove the following packages >> 1) >> gnome-accessibility 2) >> gnome-core 3) >> libcanberra-pulse 4) >> pulseaudio-esound-compat 5) >> pulseaudio-module-x11 6) >> task-gnome-desktop >> Leave the following dependencies >> unresolved: 7) gnome-settings-daemon recommends >> pulseaudio 8) speech-dispatcher recommends >> pulseaudio 9) task-desktop recommends task-gnome-desktop | >> task-kde-desktop | task-lxde >>Accept this solution? [Y/n/q/?] > > I would recommend to try to remove/purge the "unresolved" manually > after You have removed the pulse-audio. Also, I have noted that there > is difference in abilities on removal that depends on what tool You use > - thus one thing is aptitude and another dpkg - where first will weep > about dependencies unsatisfied, the second one may simply do what was > required. It is not always the case but experience will bless Your > life. :) > > In nay way try different solutions w/ different tools. (I aware some > may say it is absolutely bad idea to mix the tools) - but I suppose > dpkg is used in anyway for aptitude or apt-get, so it is no sin - to > use both in some extremal cases - like pulse audio. > > I never had a problem in purging the package yet remaining the > functionality of my systems (speaking about desktops only and using > sound in Debian). > > > Sthu. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4f226091.43bccc0a.28b0.ffffd...@mx.google.com > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cakmzw+bl5bamuyfhjyk6vgtdeo9xf55km0vwlac9guzf0f4...@mail.gmail.com
