alsa-state.service Fails to Start After Installing gnome-core on System Previously Using xfce4

[coding-garden-1]

Description:
After installing gnome-core on a Debian system that was previously using xfce4, the alsa-state.service fails to start due to a missing configuration file. This issue prevents ALSA from managing sound card states correctly.

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Install gnome-core package on a system that was previously using xfce4.
2. Check the status of alsa-state.service:
   systemctl status alsa-state
   Observe that the service is inactive and reports:
   ConditionPathExists=/etc/alsa/state-daemon.conf was not met
3. Check detected audio devices:
   aplay -l

Expected Behavior:
The alsa-state.service should be active and managing sound card states correctly.

Actual Behavior:
alsa-state.service is inactive, and ALSA cannot manage sound card states due to the missing /etc/alsa/state-daemon.conf file.

Solution:
To resolve the issue, create the missing configuration file:

1. Create an empty file at /etc/alsa/state-daemon.conf:
   sudo touch /etc/alsa/state-daemon.conf
2. Start the alsa-state.service:
   sudo systemctl start alsa-state.service
3. Verify the service status:
   systemctl status alsa-state.service

Note: This is a partial solution. While creating the file and starting the service may resolve the issue, a system reboot might be required for full functionality to be restored. Even then, the necessity of a reboot is uncertain and may vary.

Additional Information:

• alsa-state.service is expected to be active and running.
• The issue specifically arose after installing gnome-core on a system that was previously using xfce4.

[coding-garden-1]

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[coding-garden-1]

full solution: reinstall pulseaudio, restart pulseaudio with pulseaudio -k && pulseaudio start, then reboot

[coldtobi]

Hi @coding-garden-1
Please read https://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting for instructions how you file bugs in Debian - this Github organization is not the right place to report bug, as those reports will not reach the right people.

How do i get pgp key to join this group? Would love to contribute

The Debian github organization is only for people whos GPG key are in the Debian keyring (IOW Debian Developers and possibly Debian Maintainers) There is more information how to join Debian here: https://www.debian.org/devel/join/, but in a nutshell you contribute first and after you are known in the project you can become Debian Maintainer and usually then Debian Developer. You can find ways how to contribute on this page: https://www.debian.org/intro/help