[PLUG] Problem with pulseaudio at startup in Ubuntu 20.04.5 LTS

[Amey Abhyankar]

Hello All,

On Sun, 15 Jan 2023 at 12:59, Amey Abhyankar <sco1984 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 at 11:00, Amey Abhyankar <sco1984 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> Recently after applying a few system packages, I am facing an issue with
>> "pulseaudio" daemon.
>> The daemon doesn't start automatically at system boot up.
>>
>
> Surprisingly after fixing the other issue [1], pulseaudio issue got
> resolved automatically = sudo apt install systemd:amd64
> systemd-timesyncd:amd64
>

+ it also fixed the GNOME Clock frequent crash issue
+ other networking related issues for example openvpn,dns,iptables flush
etc.


> Regards,
> Amey.
>
> [1]
> https://askubuntu.com/questions/1326056/after-latest-software-update-daemon-for-power-management-fails-to-start
>
>
>>
>> Every time I start back the system, I need to execute command = pulseadio
>> --start from the terminal window & then only volume up/volume down/mute
>> buttons will function.
>>
>> In addition, only if I start pulseaudio daemon, I get a prompt to select
>> which kind of wired headset I am attaching to my DELL Latitude laptop.
>>
>> I tried to follow a few tweaks suggested at Ask Ubuntu but not helping.
>>
>> If I execute = systemctl --user enable pulseaudio
>> Output = Failed to enable unit: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited
>> with status 1
>>
>> Output of systemctl --user status dbus.service =
>> Failed to get properties: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1 exited with
>> status
>>
>> Output of sudo systemctl status dbus.service =
>> ● dbus.service - D-Bus System Message Bus
>>      Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/dbus.service; static; vendor
>> preset: e>
>>      Active: active (running) since Wed 2023-01-11 10:23:21 IST; 29min ago
>> TriggeredBy: ● dbus.socket
>>        Docs: man:dbus-daemon(1)
>>    Main PID: 688 (dbus-daemon)
>>       Tasks: 1 (limit: 4915)
>>      Memory: 4.6M
>>
>> Output of laptop1:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/dbus start =
>> [sudo] password for amey:
>> Starting dbus (via systemctl): dbus.serviceFailed to start dbus.service:
>> Operation refused, unit dbus.service may be requested by dependency only
>> (it is configured to refuse manual start/stop).
>> See system logs and 'systemctl status dbus.service' for details.
>>
>> nohup log = dbus-daemon[5032]: [session uid=1000 pid=5032] Activated
>> service 'org.freedesktop.systemd1' failed: Process org.freedesktop.systemd1
>> exited with status 1
>> A connection to the bus can't be made
>>
>> Any thoughts on how to fix this issue? Thanks.
>>
>> Regards,
>> Amey.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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