3 ms·I was also confused by this bit. If ALSA is part of the kernel, how can it not be installed?by bigstrat2003 2y agoI was also confused by this bit. If ALSA is part of the kernel, how can it not be installed?SSLy 2y agoThe article doesn't note kernel-ALSA and the old userspace-ALSA libraries that apps use to push audio.Novosell 2y agoWell, you could compile your kernel without ALSA.