Sure, you can build firefox without pulse, but (at least the last time I built on lfs) you required a lot of hacking around in the dependencies. If you know a shortcut, do share. Firefox had a zillion dependecies too. Building FF isn't as fun as building crhome, though. lol. Rob ----- Original Message ----- From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 19:54:01 +0100 Subject: Re: Desktop environments > The official binaries of firefox requires pulseaudio. > > However firefox can be built without this requirement. > > As an example Slackware firefox packages do not require pulseaudio. > > So, it all depends what options chose the person who built the package. > > @All: please name yourself in top or bottom of your post, > so we know who is speaking. > > Best, > Didier > -- > Didier Spaier > Slint preject http://slint.fr > > On 11/01/2019 19:46, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > firefox requires pulseaudio. > > On Fri, 11 Jan 2019, Linux for blind general > > discussion wrote: > > > >> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 08:18:05 > >> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> Subject: Re: Desktop environments > >> > >> I thought gnome required pulseaudio or it wouldn't run. Stuff like gstreamer and all the major media players eem to want to pull it in. > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2019 13:04:44 +0000 > >> Subject: Re: Desktop environments > >> > >>> Good to know there are some workarounds for the issues with Pulseaudio. > >>> > >>> Still, I'm quite happy without those 200+ megabytes of bloat and will > >>> be sticking to my strategy of purging Pulseaudio from any system that > >>> installs it by default until given a reason to actually keep it. Then > >>> again, I'm not sure I've ever heard even a sighted user say anything > >>> good about pulseaudio and I'm not even sure what issue with the > >>> lighter, more mature sound system options its supposed to address. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Blinux-list mailing list > >>> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >>> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Blinux-list mailing list > >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list