I later realized I could force the version through synaptic, I hope this is what you wanted me to do, it still did not alleviate the issue.
$ apt-cache policy libasound2 libasound2: Installed: 1.0.20-3ubuntu4~ubuntuaudiodev1 Candidate: 1.0.20-3ubuntu4 Version table: 1.0.20-3ubuntu4 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main Packages *** 1.0.20-3ubuntu4~ubuntuaudiodev1 0 500 http://ppa.launchpad.net karmic/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status Since it did not resolve the issue and the major/minor versions match, can I remove the forcing of the version? I still do not have Pulseaudio in the list of available outputs in vlc preferences. -- [i855] Choppy audio playback https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/402018 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