On Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 08:23:26PM +0200, al3xu5 / dotcommon wrote:
> Sun, 27 Sep 2020 06:25:26 -0400 - "." <bloomu.prof@???>:
>
> > [...]
> >
> > But I also have issues with LXQT, including similar audio problems as
> > what others are posting about.  I just tried to "apt remove" pulseaudio,
> > but apt wants to remove lxqt along with it.
>
> Which is one of the main reasons I do not use LXQT and use LXDE
> instead...
>
> > So I have a two-part question:  is there some way to get my numeric
> > keypad back under KDE ; or how can I remove pulseaudio without removing
> > lxqt along with it?
>
> Maybe using dpkg with -r --force-depends.
>
> Should be (Disclaimer: use it at your own risk):
>
> $ sudo dpkg -r --force-depends pulseaudio
>
>
> > Or do I have to move on to some other UI?  (Okay, part 3 of a 2-part
> > question :-)
>
> Probably you do not have to... But why use something that tends to force
> the installation of packages that are not desederated (nor desirable)?...

very likely lxqt will be as happy with apulse as with pulseaudio.
So install apulse, which likely will uninstall pulseaudio and leaave you lxqt
without pulseaudio.

-- hendrik