On Fri, Mar 04, 2005 at 02:41:27PM +0100, Josselin Mouette wrote: > When you install an alsa-modules package for the 2.4 kernel, you get > alsa-base per the dependencies. However, when you install sarge with a > 2.6 kernel, alsa-base doesn't end up being installed. It's not a depency in any way. I play sound just fine with OSS drivers without the ALSA mess getting in my way anywhere.