[xubuntu-users] Changing from Ubuntu installation to Xubuntu.

[Chris Andrew]

Hi,

I use one card for Skype and the other for music (or vice versa).  If
I edit alsa-base, how would I know what to put in place of the line
you suggested?

Thanks for your help.

Chris.

2008/9/4 Arthur H. Johnson II <arthur.johnson at gmail.com>:
>
>> New to the list :-).
>>
> Welcome to club Xubuntu!  We'll always welcome a new user!  A lot of us
> chill on IRC on the irc.ubuntu.com server (Freenode) in the #xubuntu and
> #xubuntu-offtopic channels.
>
>> I've been using Ubuntu since the first public release, and regularly
>> use different desktops/Wm's.
>>
>> To cut a long story short, I have a built-in soundcard and a PCI card.
>>  When I use Gnome (Pulseaudio, I believe), my music/ movies/ sound
>> never come out of the same device.  I find this unpredictability
>> annoying and unacceptable.
>>
> That would be one reason why I avoid Ubuntu right now
>> As Gnome is too bloaty, I decided that as I am using Xfce most of the
>> time, it would be best to demonstrate my allegiance, and make the
>> switch to Xubuntu.
>>
> And thats reason two ;)
>> My first question is, how does a standard install of Xubuntu control
>> sound output (will I have the same problem as Gnome)?
>>
>>
> Yes, but you may run into problems with the sound changing devices.
> There is an easy fix to this with Alsa, edit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base
> and add an option to your secondary sound card to prevent it from
> getting index 0.  For instance, I added the following:
>
> options snd_ens1370 index=-2
>
> to alsa-base to prevent my Ensoniq card, which I use with Skype, from
> becoming the default sound card.
>
>> My second question, if I want to completely remove Gnome and just have
>> Xubuntu installed, rather than doing a fresh install, what is the best
>> way to achieve this?
>>
>>
> There is really no easy way to achieve this.  The best option in my
> experience has been to ignore the GNOME option in GDM and enjoy life as
> you log into XFCE.
>
>> The obvious solution would seem to be to search for all Gnome packages
>> that are installed, and remove them, and also search for xubuntu
>> packages (specifically xubuntu-desktop), and make sure they are
>> installed.
>>
> Xubuntu uses a lot of GNOME packages, you might wind up swimming
> upstream here.  You could remove xubuntu-desktop, remove whatever
> packages you think you won't be using, and then some, and finally
> install xubuntu-desktop again.  That way any packages that get
> accidentially removed in the removal step would be reinstalled.
>
>> Would anybody agree/ disagree with this method?
>>
>
> Personally?  I would just ignore the gnome stuff, unless your hurting
> for hdd space.
>
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