With regards to lubuntu-desktop, we expect that metapackage to provide a particular experience and that includes a user-friendly sound mixer. We also expect it to include a terminal emulator. Xubuntu does things a little bit different: both the sound mixer and the terminal emulator (as a corollary; there are other examples) are recommends.
The solution: install the basic components or simply uninstall pavucontrol-qt. It will remove lubuntu-desktop but that's just a metafile. It won't remove your entire installation. ** Changed in: lubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1816278 Title: lubuntu-desktop requires pulseaudio to be installed To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lubuntu-meta/+bug/1816278/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs