[GH-ISSUE #70] Dependency on Alsa libs but Rodio is default? #957

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opened 2026-03-14 12:39:26 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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2026-03-14 12:39:26 +03:00

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Originally created by @braheezy on GitHub (Aug 6, 2022).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/70

Just curious why the alsa system library is needed when rodio-backend is the default audio choice? Thanks!

Originally created by @braheezy on GitHub (Aug 6, 2022). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/aome510/spotify-player/issues/70 Just curious why the `alsa` system library is needed when `rodio-backend` is the default audio choice? Thanks!

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2026-03-14 12:39:31 +03:00

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2026-03-14 12:39:37 +03:00

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@aome510 commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2022):

rodio uses cpal for playback control. cpal uses alsa to do audio I/O on Linux. That's the reason why alsa lib is needed, at least for Linux. cpal also supports jack, but rn for spotify-player, it's not configurable.

@aome510 commented on GitHub (Aug 6, 2022): `rodio` uses [`cpal`](https://github.com/RustAudio/cpal) for playback control. `cpal` uses `alsa` to do audio I/O on Linux. That's the reason why `alsa` lib is needed, at least for Linux. `cpal` also supports `jack`, but rn for `spotify-player`, it's not configurable.

kerem commented

2026-03-14 12:39:42 +03:00

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@braheezy commented on GitHub (Aug 9, 2022):

Gotcha. Thanks for the info!

@braheezy commented on GitHub (Aug 9, 2022): Gotcha. Thanks for the info!