Takashi Iwai composed on 2016-03-29 13:05 (UTC+0200):
There are certainly some cases that need a manual adjustment for obtaining the sound I/O as user wants. Without PA, the configuration might be more difficult, yes.
The downside of adding it to Recommends is that it drags way too many packages, and uninstalling the whole stack isn't always easy and simple as you mentioned. (Stopping using it is easy via setup-pulseaudio script, though.)
And, we shouldn't forget the minimal X systems. Adding PA to there definitely annoys many developers. The purpose of such patterns isn't to make everything works out of the box without any manual configuration. Rather it should be kept as slim as possible.
If someone running xfce can tell me whether this is the case or not that will save me a bit of time setting up something to test this.
So, for now, my recommendation is to rather put into Enlightenment pattern.
What do you, or anyone, mean by "it" when referring to "PA" or "PulseAudio"? 1-libpulse0? 2-libpulse-mainloop-glib0 plus #1? 3-libpulse-mainloop-glib0 only? 4-pulseaudio only? 5-pulseaudio-module-x11 only? 6-pulseaudio plus one or more of #s 1-5 and/or other? -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org