AUR (Arch Linux):
- Added to optdepends: 'alsa-utils: Better ALSA device names and descriptions'
- Users get notification to install, but not required
Flatpak:
- Included alsa-utils module in bundle (builds from source)
- Version 1.2.12 from alsa-project.org
- Sandboxed environment can now execute aplay -L internally
- Disabled alsamixer and xmlto (not needed, reduces size)
- Users get real device descriptions automatically
Snap (future - not yet implemented):
- Created snapcraft.yaml template
- stage-packages includes alsa-utils
- Will be bundled when Snap support is implemented
AppImage (future - not yet implemented):
- Created README.md documenting dependencies
- AppImage uses host system commands (aplay from host)
- Users need to install alsa-utils on their system
- Fallback to CPAL works if not installed
Summary by format:
- .deb/.rpm: Recommends alsa-utils (auto-installed, can be removed)
- AUR: optdepends (user notified, optional)
- Flatpak: Bundled (always available)
- Snap: Will be bundled (future)
- AppImage: Host dependency (user installs)
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