Moment sound breaks on Youtube - KDE static and rolling #444
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Hi there, sorry for the trouble. Especially if it happens in other distros too it's probably an upstream issue that would have to be fixed by the developers, and the distributor can't really fix it. |
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By developers, you mean Debian, Redhat etc. headquarters? |
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There are probably dozens of components and thousands of developers that play into that picture, and not just the large Linux distros. They also have upstream projects that they use, the Linux kernel, the browser, ALSA, PulseAudio or Pipewire, firmware files from the hardware manufacturers, etc. |
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Guess us end users can't be expected to know just how complex this is. At least what you say can reassure me that it's not just in my head! |
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Will give MATE edition a try and see. |
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The variable that is most likely to make a difference in the sound/audio experience is PulseAudio vs. Pipewire. GeckoLinux Static editions use the older PulseAudio framework, whereas GeckoLinux Rolling uses Pipewire, which some users say has solved long-standing issues with audio for Linux. |
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Just tried MATE "rolling" and the issue persists. Running out of options here... The only desktops i like are KDE, XFCE and MATE. KDE is no.1 tho. Better luck next time, i guess. |
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Took Mint Cinnamon out for a spin. |
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Testing KDE Neon 20221011 and it has Pulse Audio. No hics or stuttering here either. |
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Gecko Linux is probably the nicest and snappiest distro to work with my DELL Latitude E5430.
Unfortunately, as it occasionally happens with other distros i've tried, i get momentary hicks of silence when listening to Youtube videos.
For example (but not the only one): have tried MX XFCE and it does it there, while it does not on its KDE iteration.
Just trying to find out what can be the problem?
The laptop specs?
-(have an inclination to use Vivaldi - nice to see it available by default in MX and Titan toolbox and FerenOS and...)
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