Ubuntu pulse-audio into KUbuntu ; jor KUbuntu

[O. Sinclair]

On 06/09/2010 07:56, giovanni_re wrote:
> What's a/some good way, to fairly quickly get the working pulse-audio
> system from the Ubuntu 10.04 into a KUbuntu 10.04 system?
>
> =
> Background:  KU's pa install is broken: doesn't work.  But, Ubuntu's
> works.
>
> In fact, Ric Moore, Ubuntu+KDE user, specifically took extra steps to
> get a system with a working PA in an Ubuntu 10.04 system that uses the
> KDE desktop: He installed Ubuntu,&  added in KDE.
>
> Note:  merely adding the pulse-audio package into a KUbuntu 10.04 system
> brings in a pa system that is broken, doesn't work.
>
> =
> So, given Ric's success, a working KDE system on Ubuntu 10.04 can have
> PA working properly,
> I'm thinking there is highly likely some fairly easy way to get the
> Ubuntu PA stuff into a KUbuntu system.
>
> I'm thinking there is likely somewhere on earth someone who can fairly
> easily figure out how to do that.  Probably someone who knows some CS
> graph dependency theory, some sort search&  prune theory&  tools,&  who
> can figure out how to query the Ubuntu&  KUbuntu 10.04 apt package
> manager database,&  figure out exactly what packages&  configurations
> are needed,&  a procedure to get them there/installed.
>
> Do a diff on 2 working systems, or on just the package dependency graph,
> &  determine what the relevant differences&  necessities are.
>
> =
> Point: I have a working KUbuntu system, with so much configuration&
> extra sw added to it that it would be an immense job to do a fresh
> Ubuntu install, add KDE, (to get PA working),&  have to add in all the
> other stuff I've added&  configured.
>
>
> Background: this is currently motivated by the fact that my Skype
> install fails the voice loopback, by returning voice grossly lowered in
> pitch, but at the proper rate.  [In Audacity, I can record&  play back
> my voice fine, so the problem is Skype related,&  pulse-audio might
> provide a better setup for Skype to work from.]  IIRC, I'm 50% sure,
> some months ago Skype did loopback my voice properly.&, I have a vague
> recollection that pulse audio somehow might have helped, or could help,
> get this skype problem fixed.
>
> =
> I'm thinking that perhaps, for a working KDE in Ubuntu system, at worst
> I might have to apt _UN_install some/all of the KDE stuff, then install
> the pulse audio stuff,&  then reinstall the KDE stuff.
>
> =
> Anyone know the answer, or see this as an interesting challenge,&  can
> figure out a way to get pulse-audio working on an already installed
> KUbuntu 10.04 system?
>
>
I have no idea but I noted that in 10.10 pulseaudio in KDE is supported 
- you might want to try the beta?