This is by design. By default the init script does nothing, because PulseAudio has been set up to run in the user's GNOME session. The easiest way is to use the pkill command from the console. If you wish to disable PulseAudio perminantly, go into GNOME's sound preferences and disable software sound mixing (ESD).
If you want to run pulseaudio system wide, which is not advisable, edit /etc/default/pulseaudio. ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- pulsaudio init script doesn't work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/219329 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