i'm also affected by this bug in Kubuntu 9.10 amd64 and with NVidia sound device. yes, it appears i got pulseaudio installed too, but so many KDE packages depend on it... i really cannot remove it! any suggestion?
l...@malamela:~$ dpkg -l *pulse* | grep ^ii ii libpulse0 1:0.9.19-0ubuntu4.1 PulseAudio client libraries ii vlc-plugin-pulse 1.0.2-1ubuntu2.1 PulseAudio plugin for VLC l...@malamela:~$ sudo apt-get remove libpulse0 vlc-plugin-pulse Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libopenal1 libfreebob0 libxml++2.6-2 libavc1394-0 libjack0 libiec61883-0 network-manager mplayer-skins libcelt0 libggi2 libgii1 liblensfun-data avidemux-common libffado1 liblensfun0 libgii1-target-x libavidemux0 libggi-target-x marble-data Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following packages will be REMOVED: akregator amarok apport-kde apturl-kde ark avidemux-plugins avidemux-qt digikam dolphin dragonplayer gdebi-kde gwenview install-package jockey-kde k3b kaddressbook kamera kate kcm-gtk kde-style-qtcurve kde-window-manager kde-zeroconf kdebase-bin kdebase-plasma kdebase-runtime kdebase-runtime-bin-kde4 kdebase-workspace-bin kdebase-workspace-data kdebase-workspace-kgreet-plugins kdebluetooth kdegraphics-strigi-plugins kdemultimedia-kio-plugins kdepasswd kdepim-groupware kdepim-kresources kdepim-runtime kdepim-runtime-libs4 kdepim-strigi-plugins kdepim-wizards kdesudo kdm kfind khelpcenter4 kile kipi-plugins klipper kmag kmail kmix kmousetool knotes konq-plugins konqueror konqueror-nsplugins konqueror-plugin-searchbar konqueror-plugins konsole kontact kopete korganizer kpackagekit kppp krdc krfb ksnapshot ksysguard ksystemlog ktimetracker ktorrent kubuntu-desktop kubuntu-firefox-installer kubuntu-konqueror-shortcuts kvkbd kwalletmanager kwin-style-qtcurve language-selector-qt libasound2-plugins libk3b6 libk3b6-extracodecs libkabcommon4 libkcddb4 libkdepim4 libkleo4 libkonq5 libkonqsidebarplugin4 libkontactinterfaces4 libkopete4 libkorundum4-ruby1.8 libkpgp4 libksieve4 liblancelot0 libmarble4 libmimelib4 libpulse0 libsmokekde4-2 libxine1 libxine1-misc-plugins mplayer okular okular-extra-backends openoffice.org-kde phonon-backend-xine plasma-dataengines-addons plasma-dataengines-workspace plasma-scriptengine-python plasma-widget-facebook plasma-widget-folderview plasma-widget-googlecalendar plasma-widget-indicatordisplay plasma-widget-kimpanel plasma-widget-kubuntu-qa-feedback plasma-widget-lancelot plasma-widget-networkmanagement plasma-widget-quickaccess plasma-widgets-addons plasma-widgets-workspace printer-applet python-kde4 quassel software-properties-kde system-config-printer-kde systemsettings ubufox update-manager-kde update-notifier-kde usb-creator-kde userconfig vlc-plugin-pulse 0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 128 to remove and 0 not upgraded. After this operation, 333MB disk space will be freed. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? n Abort. -- On Logon, Claims Sound Devices Were Removed https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/438224 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to kdebase-workspace in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-b...@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs