sound has somehow been fixed since i set 'sound settings...' --> 'Output' --> 'Play sound through' to 'Headphones Built-in Audio' two days ago - now sound works fine in all games, browsers and applications in general
thanks for the help of everyone who responded -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1716009 Title: problem with the sound since the latest update Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: i am with an old intel chipset motherboard having an integrated realtek alc888 sound, and Ubuntu 16.04 Desktop (64-bit); since the latest update there has had no effect when adjusting sound volume from the sound menu on the menu bar and sound settings, and no sound in counter strike 1.6 linux version, also, there has appeared an effect of a sound interruption/break (for less than a second) when switching between applications, however, i can still adjust the sound volume from gnome alsa mixer the latest update includes: snapd-login-service:amd64 libsnapd-glib1:amd64 linux-firmware:amd64 libgd3:amd64 the previous ——: libpackagekit-glib2-16:amd64 gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0:amd64 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1716009/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp