Ubuntu
paprefs package

PulseAudio Preferences options disabled

Bug #1942949 reported by Stuart Schneider
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
PulseAudio
New
Unknown
paprefs (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS x86_64 fully updated with apt.

My installed packages:

ii pulseaudio 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.11 amd64 PulseAudio sound server
ii paprefs 1.1-1build1 amd64 PulseAudio Preferences

Running paprefs to enable options shows everything disabled/unavailable. Specifically options for Network Access, Network Server, etc are all greyed out and not selectable.

Using this workaround found online, options within paprefs are all enabled:
ln -s /usr/lib/pulse-13.99.1 /usr/lib/pulse-13.99

After, setting option to 'Make discoverable Apple AirTunes sound devices available locally' now works and audio output to such a device works perfectly.

Expected behavior - paprefs should not need a symlink to an old library directory in order to function correctly.

Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in paprefs (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Revision history for this message
dreaddy (dreaddymck) wrote :

Having the same problem but I am running a fresh Ubuntu 22.04 live cd install.

library available:

/usr/lib/pulse-15.99.1+dfsg1

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in pulseaudio:
status: Unknown → New
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