I have the same issue with my 10.04.3 install i've been running forever. The errors I get involve it looking for config settings being looked for within this location:
Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_mixers/": Key/directory may not end with a slash '/' Bad key or directory name: "/apps/gnome-alsamixer/display_names/": Key/directory may not end with a slash '/' -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/106903 Title: error message when gnome-alsamixer is launching To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gnome-alsamixer/+bug/106903/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs