Re: Permanent disabling sound in X isn't possible (Re: Sounds off in bash)

From: robin (robin_at_rektau.ukfsn.org)
Date: 11/05/04

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    Otto Wyss wrote:

    >> --- Otto Wyss <otto.wyss@orpatec.ch> wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>>Creating the above .xsession files disables the default XFCE4 startup
    >>>and I get only an empty X screen. So what now?
    >>>
    >>>
    >>You want to have a file such as this:
    >>=============================================
    >>#!/bin/sh
    >>
    >>#type any additional commands you want to launch here
    >>
    >>#Now launch the window manager
    >>xfce-mcs-manager
    >>xfwm4 --daemon
    >>xftaskbar4 &
    >>xfdesktop &
    >>exec xfce4-panel
    >>==============================================
    >>
    >>Save that as ~/.xsession. chmod 700 ~/.xsession
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >Sorry, even with this setup (plus the "xsetb off") I'm not able to
    >create a standard XFCE4 desktop, there is a warning not compatible with
    >"freedesktop.org".
    >
    >It's now 2 weeks later, I've asked in 2 different newsgroups, poked
    >around every possible place on the net and still don't know how to
    >permanenty disable the sound in X. How can Linux ever become a contender
    >in the desktop marked if such a simple thing can't be accomplished?!?
    >
    >O. Wyss
    >
    >
    >
    Which xfce4 packages have you installed? I ask as I had the same error
    message (freedesktop.org) some time ago and found I was missing a xfce4
    package. Xfce4 on my system consists the following:

    +++-==============-==============-============================================
    ii xfce4 4.0.5-1 Installs XFce4 core and scripts to set
    it up
    ii xfce4-artwork 0.0.4-3 Additional artwork for the XFce4
    Desktop Env
    ii xfce4-datetime 0.2-3 Date and time plugin for the XFce4 panel
    un xfce4-dev <none> (no description available)
    ii xfce4-diskperf 1.3-3 Disk performance display plugin for
    the XFce
    ii xfce4-iconbox 4.0.6-1 Iconbox for the Xfce4 Desktop Environment
    ii xfce4-mcs-mana 4.0.6-1 Settings manager for Xfce4
    ii xfce4-mcs-mana 4.0.6-1 Development files and static plugins
    ii xfce4-mcs-plug 4.0.6-1 Special modules for the xfce4-mcs-manager
    ii xfce4-mixer 4.0.6-1 XFce4 Mixer frontend
    ii xfce4-netload- 0.2.2-4 Network load monitor plugin for the
    XFce4 pa
    ii xfce4-panel 4.0.6-1 The Xfce4 desktop environment panel
    ii xfce4-session 0.1.3+20031213 XFce4 Session Manager
    ii xfce4-systemlo 0.3.3-4 System load monitor plugin for the
    XFce4 pan
    ii xfce4-systray 4.0.6-1 Systray panel plugin for XFce4 panel
    ii xfce4-themes 4.0.6-1 Theme files for Xfce4
    ii xfce4-toys 4.0.6-1 Eyes plugin for XFce4 panel and xfce4-tips
    ii xfce4-trigger- 4.0.6-1 Panel plugin to start/stop programs
    ii xfce4-utils 4.0.6-1 Various tools for XFce

    AFAIRC it was xfce4-session

    Robin

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