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Commit 10586400 authored by David Trattnig's avatar David Trattnig
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fix(docs): disable PulseAudio server

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1. [Audio Device Configuration](#audio-device-configuration)
1. [ALSA](#alsa)
1. [Disable an existing Pulse Audio Server](#disabe-an-existing-pulse-audio-server)
2. [Setting the output device using a device ID](#setting-the-output-device-using-a-device-id)
3. [Setting the input device](#setting-the-input-device)
1. [Disable an existing Pulse Audio Server](#disable-an-existing-pulse-audio-server)
2. [Defining the default audio device](#defining-the-default-audio-device)
3. [Setting the output device using a device ID](#setting-the-output-device-using-a-device-id)
4. [Setting the input device](#setting-the-input-device)
1. [(A) Buffered audio](#a-buffered-audio)
2. [(B) Unbuffered audio](#b-unbuffered-audio)
2. [Pulse Audio](#pulse-audio)
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Audio Interface <--> ALSA <--> Pulse Audio <--> ALSA Plugin <--> Audio Stream
First stop PulseAudio from restarting automatically
First edit `~/.config/pulse/client.conf` and add following to stop PulseAudio from restarting automatically
````conf
nano ~/.pulse/client.conf
(autospawn = no)
```conf
(autospawn = no)
```
Then stop the PulseAudio socket and service
```bash
systemctl --user stop pulseaudio.socket
systemctl --user stop pulseaudio.service
````
```
You might even think about uninstalling PulseAudio altogether, as there are scenarios where the driver gets restarted upon ALSA device requests. Yes, even with having the PulseAudio service disabled and `autospawn = no` set in your PulseAudio configuration.
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