Public bug reported:
I need to kill pulseaudio as I'm using Jackd instead. I don't want to
delete it as I may need it back again.
So far the only workaround I found was to delete /usr/bin/pulseaudio (or
move it out of the way).
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ pulseaudio -k
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 29938 8557 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29940 29938 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29941 29940 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30111 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 29938 8557 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29940 29938 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29941 29940 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30230 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 29938 8557 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29940 29938 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29941 29940 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30250 28914 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30252 28942 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30297 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 29941 1 1 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30469 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 29941 1 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30486 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ pulseaudio -k
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 30489 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 30493 1 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30506 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ubuntu-bug pulseaudio
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ sudo service pulseaudio stop
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 30493 1 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ kill 30493
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 32318 1 1 11:32 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ kill -9 32318
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 32361 8557 0 11:34 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 32363 32361 0 11:34 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 32364 32363 1 11:34 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 32364 1 1 11:34 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 32381 29396 0 11:34 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: pulseaudio 1:9.0-2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-34.36-generic 4.8.11
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-34-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC1: norru 30493 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC0: norru 30493 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon
Date: Mon Feb 6 11:28:49 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-10 (606 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-31 (97 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/15/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 4502
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P9X79
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4502:bd10/15/2013:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnP9X79:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
** Affects: pulseaudio (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug third-party-packages yakkety
** Description changed:
I need to kill pulseaudio as I'm using Jackd instead. I don't want to
delete it as I may need it back again.
So far the only workaround I found was to delete /usr/bin/pulseaudio (or
move it out of the way).
-
- norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ sudo service pulseaudio stop
- norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
- norru 30493 1 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ pulseaudio -k
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 29938 8557 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29940 29938 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29941 29940 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30111 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 29938 8557 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29940 29938 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29941 29940 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30230 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 29938 8557 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29940 29938 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29941 29940 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30250 28914 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30252 28942 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30297 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 29941 1 1 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30469 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 29941 1 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30486 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ pulseaudio -k
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 30489 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 30493 1 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30506 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ubuntu-bug pulseaudio
+ norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ sudo service pulseaudio stop
+ norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
+ norru 30493 1 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
+
+ norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ kill 30493
+ norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
+ norru 32318 1 1 11:32 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
+
+
+ norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ kill -9 32318
+
+ norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
+ norru 32361 8557 0 11:34 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
+ norru 32363 32361 0 11:34 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
+ norru 32364 32363 1 11:34 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
+
+ norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
+ norru 32364 1 1 11:34 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
+ norru 32381 29396 0 11:34 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
+
+
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: pulseaudio 1:9.0-2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-34.36-generic 4.8.11
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-34-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
- USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
- /dev/snd/controlC1: norru 30493 F.... pulseaudio
- /dev/snd/controlC0: norru 30493 F.... pulseaudio
+ USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
+ /dev/snd/controlC1: norru 30493 F.... pulseaudio
+ /dev/snd/controlC0: norru 30493 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon
Date: Mon Feb 6 11:28:49 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-10 (606 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64
(20150218.1)
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-31 (97 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/15/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 4502
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P9X79
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4502:bd10/15/2013:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnP9X79:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1662147
Title:
Cannot stop pulseaudio
Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
I need to kill pulseaudio as I'm using Jackd instead. I don't want to
delete it as I may need it back again.
So far the only workaround I found was to delete /usr/bin/pulseaudio
(or move it out of the way).
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ pulseaudio -k
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 29938 8557 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29940 29938 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29941 29940 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30111 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 29938 8557 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29940 29938 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29941 29940 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30230 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 29938 8557 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29940 29938 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 29941 29940 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30250 28914 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30252 28942 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30297 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 29941 1 1 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30469 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 29941 1 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30486 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ pulseaudio -k
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 30489 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 30493 1 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 30506 29396 0 11:27 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ubuntu-bug pulseaudio
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ sudo service pulseaudio stop
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 30493 1 0 11:27 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ kill 30493
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 32318 1 1 11:32 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ kill -9 32318
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 32361 8557 0 11:34 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 32363 32361 0 11:34 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 32364 32363 1 11:34 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru@GBWWSRUNUBWS02:~$ ps -ef | grep pulse
norru 32364 1 1 11:34 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start
--log-target=syslog
norru 32381 29396 0 11:34 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto pulse
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10
Package: pulseaudio 1:9.0-2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-34.36-generic 4.8.11
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-34-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.3-0ubuntu8.2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC1: norru 30493 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC0: norru 30493 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: X-Cinnamon
Date: Mon Feb 6 11:28:49 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-10 (606 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64
(20150218.1)
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to yakkety on 2016-10-31 (97 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/15/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 4502
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P9X79
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4502:bd10/15/2013:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKCOMPUTERINC.:rnP9X79:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer
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