Removing pulseaudio

[Tom H]

On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 1:15 PM, R Kimber <richardkimber at btinternet.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 10 May 2013 18:21:33 +0300
> Marius Gedminas wrote:
>>>
>>> You can remove the package directly with dpkg with the options -r or
>>> -P.
>>
>> But it is not a good idea to do so -- it'll break dependency constraints
>> and leave your packaging system in a failed state, breaking updates and
>> GUI tools like the software center.
>
> So, is there a way of disabling pulseaudio and just using ALSA, while
> keeping pulseaudio installed to avoid complications like breaking
> dependencies?

$ vi /etc/pulse/client.conf
autospawn = no
daemon-binary = /bin/true

or

$ vi ~/.pulse/client.conf
autospawn = no
daemon-binary = /bin/true