Bug#742647: Please add gstreamer0.10-alsa to default install - or as a dependency gstreamer-based mediaplayers
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: Graphical installer boot option from Debian LXDE Live CD
Image version: debian-live-7.4-i386-lxde-desktop.iso
Date: 25 March 2014
Machine: n/a
Processor: n/a
Memory: n/a
Partitions: n/a
Snippet of the output of lspci -v:
00:06.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! Game Port (rev 0a)
Subsystem: Creative Labs Gameport Joystick
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32
I/O ports at ec00 [size=8]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: Emu10k1_gameport
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Overall install: [O]
Comments/Problems:
Nice installer! :-)
However, can I please recommend adding the following package to the default Debian LXDE LIVE CD install please: gstreamer0.10-alsa. Or maybe consider asking media player packagers to add this as a dependency please.
The default install uses ALSA, and without this package, media players such as Clementine, Banshee, Rhythmbox, etc, would output constant spluttering/stuttering for me. VLC worked fine as it could detect ALSA.
I am guessing that without this package, pretty much any media player that uses gstreamer won't work with ALSA (at least on my setup) unless you can manually select ALSA as an output option.
And none of the media players that I tried automatically installed this package for me when installing them - and I tried quite a few media players.
Thanks in advance for your consideration.
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