Yes, it only seems to happen with KDE. I also found that Pulseaudio installs one extra start-up script for KDE only in /etc/xdg/autostart. The man pages of these scripts both mention they will use an already running Pulseaudio.
I think the proper solution is either: - run Pulseaudio *once* and never again (when logging in) - fix Pulseaudio's self-detection so that it works when the first instance is still initializing As for running Pulseaudio as a specific user, I wonder what would happen when multiple users are logging onto a system at the same time. Would this not create a similar conflict with each user's Pulseaudio trying to use the ALSA devices at the same time? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1296425 Title: pulseaudio is started twice - effectively making device management impossible. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-plugins/+bug/1296425/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
