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[ff769b8c] | 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.4//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.4/docbookx.dtd" [
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[48b7295] | 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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[73942e6] | 6 |
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[48b7295] | 7 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-download-http "&alsa-download-http;/lib/alsa-lib-&alsa-lib-version;.tar.bz2">
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| 8 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-download-ftp "&alsa-download-ftp;/lib/alsa-lib-&alsa-lib-version;.tar.bz2">
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[bdf22d74] | 9 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-md5sum "114af3304619920ffe2b147b760700b9">
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[ac789c0] | 10 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-size "682 KB">
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[bdf22d74] | 11 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-buildsize "27.3 MB (additional 14.4 MB to build and install docs)">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY alsa-lib-time "0.6 SBU">
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[48b7295] | 13 | ]>
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[73942e6] | 14 |
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[48b7295] | 15 | <sect1 id="alsa-lib" xreflabel="ALSA Library-&alsa-lib-version;">
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[57e86a93] | 16 | <?dbhtml filename="alsa-lib.html"?>
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[48b7295] | 17 |
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[57e86a93] | 18 | <sect1info>
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| 19 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 20 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 21 | </sect1info>
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[48b7295] | 22 |
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[57e86a93] | 23 | <title>ALSA Library-&alsa-lib-version;</title>
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[48b7295] | 24 |
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[57e86a93] | 25 | <indexterm zone="alsa-lib">
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| 26 | <primary sortas="a-ALSA-Library">ALSA Library</primary>
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| 27 | </indexterm>
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[48b7295] | 28 |
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[57e86a93] | 29 | <sect2 role="package">
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| 30 | <title>Introduction to ALSA Library</title>
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[48b7295] | 31 |
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[9df3b847] | 32 | <para>The <application>ALSA Library</application> package contains
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[57e86a93] | 33 | the ALSA library. This is used by programs (including <application>ALSA
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| 34 | Utilities</application>) requiring access to the ALSA sound interface.</para>
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[48b7295] | 35 |
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[57e86a93] | 36 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
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| 37 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 38 | <listitem>
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| 39 | <para>Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&alsa-lib-download-http;"/></para>
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| 40 | </listitem>
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| 41 | <listitem>
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| 42 | <para>Download (FTP): <ulink url="&alsa-lib-download-ftp;"/></para>
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| 43 | </listitem>
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| 44 | <listitem>
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| 45 | <para>Download MD5 sum: &alsa-lib-md5sum;</para>
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| 46 | </listitem>
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| 47 | <listitem>
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| 48 | <para>Download size: &alsa-lib-size;</para>
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| 49 | </listitem>
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| 50 | <listitem>
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| 51 | <para>Estimated disk space required: &alsa-lib-buildsize;</para>
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| 52 | </listitem>
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| 53 | <listitem>
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| 54 | <para>Estimated build time: &alsa-lib-time;</para>
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| 55 | </listitem>
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| 56 | </itemizedlist>
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[efa108a6] | 57 |
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[57e86a93] | 58 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">ALSA Library Dependencies</bridgehead>
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[48b7295] | 59 |
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[57e86a93] | 60 | <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Optional</bridgehead>
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[bdf22d74] | 61 | <para><xref linkend="doxygen"/></para>
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[48b7295] | 62 |
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[57e86a93] | 63 | </sect2>
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[48b7295] | 64 |
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[57e86a93] | 65 | <sect2 role="kernel" id="alsa-lib-kernel">
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| 66 | <title>Kernel Configuration</title>
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[48b7295] | 67 |
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[9df3b847] | 68 | <para>In the <quote>Sound</quote> section of the kernel configuration, edit
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[d7ecaa6] | 69 | <emphasis role="bold">Advanced Linux Sound Architecture</emphasis>
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[9df3b847] | 70 | options to match your audio hardware and disable deprecated
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| 71 | <emphasis role="bold">Open Sound System</emphasis>.
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[57e86a93] | 72 | Recompile and install your new kernel.</para>
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[ac789c0] | 73 |
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[57e86a93] | 74 | <indexterm zone="alsa-lib alsa-lib-kernel">
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| 75 | <primary sortas="d-ALSA">ALSA</primary>
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| 76 | </indexterm>
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[ac789c0] | 77 |
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[57e86a93] | 78 | </sect2>
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[ac789c0] | 79 |
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[57e86a93] | 80 | <sect2 role="installation">
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| 81 | <title>Installation of ALSA Library</title>
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[48b7295] | 82 |
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[bdf22d74] | 83 | <para>Install <application>ALSA Library</application> by
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[57e86a93] | 84 | running the following commands:</para>
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| 85 |
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| 86 | <screen><userinput>./configure --enable-static &&
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| 87 | make</userinput></screen>
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| 88 |
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[4ca94e5c] | 89 | <para>This package does not come with a test suite.</para>
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[57e86a93] | 90 |
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| 91 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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| 92 |
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| 93 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
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| 94 |
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[bdf22d74] | 95 | <para>If you have <application>Doxygen</application> installed and you wish to
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[57e86a93] | 96 | build the library API documentation, run the following
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| 97 | commands from the top-level directory of the source tree:</para>
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| 98 |
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| 99 | <screen><userinput>make doc</userinput></screen>
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| 100 |
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| 101 | <para>Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:</para>
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| 102 |
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| 103 | <screen role="root"><userinput>install -v -d -m755 /usr/share/alsa/doc/html &&
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| 104 | install -v -m644 doc/doxygen/html/* /usr/share/alsa/doc/html</userinput></screen>
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| 105 |
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| 106 | </sect2>
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| 107 |
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| 108 | <sect2 role="commands">
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| 109 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
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| 110 |
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| 111 | <para><parameter>--enable-static</parameter>: This switch is used to enable
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[4ca94e5c] | 112 | building the static library as some programs link against it.</para>
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[57e86a93] | 113 |
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| 114 | </sect2>
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| 115 |
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| 116 | <sect2 role="configuration">
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| 117 | <title>Configuring ALSA Library</title>
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| 118 |
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| 119 | <sect3 id="alsa-lib-config">
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| 120 | <title>Config Files</title>
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| 121 |
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[9df3b847] | 122 | <para><filename>~/.asoundrc</filename>,
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| 123 | <filename>/etc/asound.conf</filename>,
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| 124 | <filename>/usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf</filename>, and
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[57e86a93] | 125 | <filename>/usr/share/alsa/{cards,pcm}/*.conf</filename></para>
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| 126 |
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| 127 | <indexterm zone="alsa-lib alsa-lib-config">
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| 128 | <primary sortas="e-AA.asoundrc">~/.asoundrc</primary>
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| 129 | </indexterm>
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| 130 |
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| 131 | <indexterm zone="alsa-lib alsa-lib-config">
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| 132 | <primary sortas="e-etc-asound.conf">/etc/asound.conf</primary>
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| 133 | </indexterm>
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| 134 |
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| 135 | <indexterm zone="alsa-lib alsa-lib-config">
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| 136 | <primary sortas="e-usr-share-alsa-alsa.conf">/usr/share/alsa/alsa.conf</primary>
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| 137 | </indexterm>
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| 138 |
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| 139 | <indexterm zone="alsa-lib alsa-lib-config">
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| 140 | <primary sortas="e-usr-share-alsa-alsa1">.../alsa/{cards,pcm}/*.conf</primary>
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| 141 | </indexterm>
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| 142 |
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| 143 | </sect3>
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| 144 |
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| 145 | <sect3>
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| 146 | <title>Configuration Information</title>
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| 147 |
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| 148 | <para>The default <filename>alsa.conf</filename> is adequate for most
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[9df3b847] | 149 | installations. For extra functionality and/or advanced control of your sound
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| 150 | device, you may need to create additional configuration files. For
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[bdf22d74] | 151 | information on the available configuration parameters, visit <ulink
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[57e86a93] | 152 | url="http://www.alsa-project.org/alsa-doc/doc-php/asoundrc.php"/>.</para>
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| 153 |
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| 154 | </sect3>
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| 155 |
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| 156 | </sect2>
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| 157 |
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| 158 | <sect2 role="content">
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| 159 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 160 |
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| 161 | <segmentedlist>
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| 162 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
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| 163 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
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| 164 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
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| 165 |
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| 166 | <seglistitem>
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| 167 | <seg>alsalisp and aserver</seg>
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[bdf22d74] | 168 | <seg>libasound.[so,a]</seg>
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[4ca94e5c] | 169 | <seg>/usr/include/alsa and /usr/share/alsa</seg>
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[57e86a93] | 170 | </seglistitem>
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| 171 | </segmentedlist>
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| 172 |
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| 173 | <variablelist>
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| 174 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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| 175 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
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| 176 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
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| 177 |
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| 178 | <varlistentry id="libasound">
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| 179 | <term><filename class='libraryfile'>libasound.[so,a]</filename></term>
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| 180 | <listitem>
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| 181 | <para>provides ALSA functions for application programs.</para>
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| 182 | <indexterm zone="alsa-lib libasound">
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| 183 | <primary sortas="c-libasound">libasound.[so,a]</primary>
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| 184 | </indexterm>
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| 185 | </listitem>
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| 186 | </varlistentry>
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| 187 |
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| 188 | </variablelist>
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| 189 |
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| 190 | </sect2>
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[48b7295] | 191 |
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| 192 | </sect1>
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