pulseaudio does not start automatically upon startup.

[Arjun K Shibu]

Recently updated to Ubuntu 22.10 from 22.04 LTS. (kernel - 5.19.0-23)

There is no sound output unless pulseaudio is started manually. No output devices except dummy output, until pulseaudio is started.

pulseaudio is enabled but is inactive(dead) until it is started using systemctl.

Tested on kernels 5.19.0-23 and 5.15.0-52 but does not work. pulseaudio require manual startup.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 22.10
Package: pulseaudio 1:16.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.19.0-23.24-generic 5.19.7
Uname: Linux 5.19.0-23-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.23.1-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse: Error: command ['fuser', '-v', '/dev/snd/by-path', '/dev/snd/controlC0', '/dev/snd/hwC0D2', '/dev/snd/hwC0D0', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D12p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D11p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D10p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D9p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D8p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D7p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D3p', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0c', '/dev/snd/pcmC0D0p', '/dev/snd/seq', '/dev/snd/timer'] failed with exit code 1:
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Nov 4 20:00:12 2022
InstallationDate: Installed on 2022-05-16 (171 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS "Jammy Jellyfish" - Release amd64 (20220419)
ProcEnviron:
 LANGUAGE=en_IN:en
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
 LANG=en_IN
 SHELL=/bin/bash
PulseList: Error: command ['pacmd', 'list'] failed with exit code 1: No PulseAudio daemon running, or not running as session daemon.
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
Symptom: audio
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to kinetic on 2022-11-04 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/16/2022
dmi.bios.release: 1.16
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.16.0
dmi.board.name: 0FNCYP
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr1.16.0:bd07/16/2022:br1.16:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron155501:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0FNCYP:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct10:cvr:sku09E9:
dmi.product.family: Inspiron
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 15 5501
dmi.product.sku: 09E9
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Jason Heeris (detly)]

I found that installing the wireplumber package resolved this for me:

    sudo apt install wireplumber

I'm guessing it's a missing dependency?

Source was https://moisescardona.me/restoring-audio-after-upgrading-ubuntu-cinnamon-remix-22-04-to-ubuntu-22-10-development-version/