Bug#376241: [Pkg-alsa-devel] Bug#376241: option "None" to disable sound support

[Robert Millan]

On Sat, Jul 01, 2006 at 02:33:49PM +0200, Elimar Riesebieter wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 01 Jul 2006 the mental interface of
> Robert Millan told:
> 
> > Package: linux-sound-base
> > Version: 1.0.11-2
> > Severity: wishlist
> > Tags: patch
> > 
> > Would be nice if you could disable both ALSA and OSS sound support in the
> > debconf template.  This is useful for servers that load a bunch of drivers
> > for their integrated sound card and none of this is ever used.
> > 
> > Patch attached.
> 
> Thanks for the patch, but professional sysadmins don't compile their
> server-kernels with sound-support

Who said compiling?  :)

Using Debian official Linux packages is a very good option for servers as well
as workstations.  Saves a lot of maintainance work, at a minimal loss in
performance.

> and will never install any sound
> apps like alsa-base or moc, so your patch would be useless anyway then ;)

Precisely, installing linux-sound-base is a good way to disable loading of all
these sound-related modules.  Much better than creating the noOSS and noALSA
files by hand:

  - Easier/faster (apt-get install linux-sound-base).
  - Module list is updated with new releases.

-- 
Robert Millan