*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 178895 *** https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/178895
I do NOT have Pulseaudio installed, and get the same error. I use Fluxbox with Ubuntu Studio and a Soundblaster Audigy. I do not believe that this bug is a duplicate of bug #178895, as this is not relating directly or specifically to Pulseaudio. I got Audacity working by have Playback set to OSS and Recording set to 'JACK: system'. It did not make any difference to Audacity whether JACK was running or not. However, without changing anything whatsoever, when I pressed 'record' a second time (after the first recording was successful), I got the "error while opening sound device" message again. This time, I had to change the Recording option to ALSA: default. There were no music programs running, no interruptions, and nothing likely to upset the general sound setup, except for Kate and Pidgeon IM (which had no messages or activity during the Audacity recording). Audacity was not re-started or interrupted. I also experienced this bug previously with GNOME and Xfce. -- [Hardy] audacity fails to playback a sound file due to no device https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/202791 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs