On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 06:27 +0100, Ralf Mardorf wrote: > If somebody should install PA depends to the usage of the computer. It's > not wise to install it, just to get an issue regarding to a special > usage of mplayer fixed, if the computer e.g. is used for pro-audio. > > - Ralf PS: Btw. my sound card has no audio output, as soon as PA is installed. The PA issue isn't related to pro-audio usage only, but also to the used hardware. Recommending to install PA is like recommending to install an ATI driver, if there should be issues for NVIDIA drivers, with a mounted NVIDIA graphics. PA can break an install.