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Re: [trinity-users] skype and pulse audio

From: Nick Koretsky <nick_koretsky@...>
Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 07:54:32 +0200
On Tue, 12 Jan 2016 21:33:42 -0500
Kate Draven <borglabs4@...> wrote:

> 
> I'm trying to get skype sound to work but apparently the monkeys at MS
> removed alsa support and replaced it with pulse, which is rubbish. Even
> though I have pulse enable (pclos - ali's remaster), it still doesn't
> show up. Is there a fix to re-enable alsa or the like?
> 

AFAIK no, modern skype is pulse only. But a lot of pulse hate is unfounded
and comes from extremely idiotic decision by ALL distribution to configure
pulse by default in "alsa takeover" mode. It can perfectly work as a second
layer sound server, and it works very good as one.

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  Nick Koretsky (nick.koretsky@...)