Re: [gentoo-user] alsa-driver emerge error

[Zac Medico <zmedico@gmail.com>]

Stuart Howard wrote:
> thx for the response 
> 
> I think we missed each other with the point though, currently my sound
> works just fine and I am happy with it as it is [ie. built in] I am
> not sure where the alsa driver in "world" came from unless it is a
> hangover from my initial genkernel instalation.
> I would like to remove this package from my system simply because I
> "think" I dont need it, this being the bit I am not sure about.
> I am afraid that there are two things on linux that I have never got
> on well with, sound and optical drives. :)
> 
> stu
> 

In the gentoo alsa guide lists the pros and cons of alsa-driver vs. the alsa modules from kernel.org.  If alsa already works then you don't need alsa-driver.  Portage would certainly notify you of any dependency.

After you prune the world file, you can use "emerge -a depclean" to remove unneeded packages.  Of course, after a depclean (or any library changes), revdep-rebuild may be necessary.

Zac
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