How To Fix No Sound in Ubuntu Desktop

In this tutorial, i am going to show you how to fix the no sound issue in Linux ubuntu desktop.

If your ubuntu system doesn’t have an audio driver or our audio driver is having an issue. Then you can never get a “no sound” or “mute sound” problem in the ubuntu desktop when trying to play your favorite music playlist, video or movie had to face.

How To Fix “No Sound” in Ubuntu Desktop

Follow the below given steps to fix no sound issue in linux ubuntu 22.04 system:

  • Step 1 – Update System Libraries
  • Step 2 – Install Pulse and Alsa Audio Drivers
  • Step 3 – Reload the Alsa Driver
  • Step 4 – Reboot System

Step 1 – Update System Libraries

Start terminal and run the following command on terminal to update system libraries:

sudo apt-get update

Step 2 – Install Pulse and Alsa Audio Drivers

Run the following command on the terminal to install pulse and alsa audio drivers into linux ubuntu system:

sudo apt-get -y install alsa-base pulseaudio

Step 3 – Reload the Alsa Driver

Run the following command on terminal to reload the alsa driver:

sudo alsa force-reload

Step 4 – Reboot System

If the reload doesn’t fix the issue, use the following reboot command on the command line:

sudo reboot

Conclusion

In this tutorial, i have shown to you how to fix the no sound issue in Linux ubuntu desktop.

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