evolution and sound support

[Matthew Flaschen]

adams wrote:
> Don't know if this is a bug, a feature, or user error.
> 
> sudo apt-get install evolution
> 
> 
> Upon starting:
> 
> adams at kubuntu7:~$ evolution &
> [1] 5751
> adams at kubuntu7:~$ CalDAV Eplugin starting up ...
> X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 167
>   Major opcode:  145
>   Minor opcode:  3
>   Resource id:  0x0
> Failed to open device
> X Error: BadDevice, invalid or uninitialized input device 167
>   Major opcode:  145
>   Minor opcode:  3
>   Resource id:  0x0
> Failed to open device
> /bin/sh: /usr/bin/esd: not found
> /bin/sh: /usr/bin/esd: not found
> /bin/sh: /usr/bin/esd: not found
> /bin/sh: /usr/bin/esd: not found
> /bin/sh: /usr/bin/esd: not found
> /bin/sh: /usr/bin/esd: not found
> /bin/sh: /usr/bin/esd: not found
> /bin/sh: /usr/bin/esd: not found
> /bin/sh: /usr/bin/esd: not found
> /bin/sh: /usr/bin/esd: not found
> 
> 
> User needs to do:
> 
> sudo apt-get install esound
> 
> in order to get /usr/bin/esd.  Should esound be known as
> a dependency for evolution and installed at the same time
> if not already present?

It's a dependency of ubuntu-desktop, which GNOME (and thus almost all
Evolution) users should have.  It probably should be a dependency of
Evolution.  You can file a bug on launchpad.
> Inquiring minds want to know.
> 
> The X-Window error message I haven't looked at yet.

I wouldn't worry about that.  Many/most X apps have such errors.  People
don't run GUI apps from the command-line often, and remain blissfully
ignorant.

Matthew  Flaschen