That can happen when there’s a mismatch between the sample rate your audio device expects and what it receives. One way to fix this is to force the system to only allow one sample rate. I forget which files need to be edited for this, perhaps someone else will know, but you have a list of accepted and fallback sample rates, and you need to delete all except one.
I can’t say that it will solve your specific issue, but it solved mine and I had the same symptoms.
Ultimately it’s all open source, you can make your own distro. If something doesn’t work, fork it and fix it yourself. That’s the beauty of Linux, with all that’s good and bad about it.
What distro 😳
If you would like to address an audio issue, I’ll gladly hijack the thread.
Linux mint, occasionally my audio starts crackling. Only fix is to open terminal and run pulseaudio -k.
Happens maybe twice a day with my system.
That can happen when there’s a mismatch between the sample rate your audio device expects and what it receives. One way to fix this is to force the system to only allow one sample rate. I forget which files need to be edited for this, perhaps someone else will know, but you have a list of accepted and fallback sample rates, and you need to delete all except one.
I can’t say that it will solve your specific issue, but it solved mine and I had the same symptoms.
Tried pipewire?
I just followed this guide here. I’ll give it a shot!
https://github.com/orgs/linuxmint/discussions/462
Update, no issues since!
Pipewire is standard in Mint these days. It borked my installation, though, when I tried to upgrade with Pipewire already installed.
I find people complaining about every distro. The thing is, every operating system sucks. The good thing about Linux is how that becomes your fault.
I mean I was asking about your complaint. Never heard of a Linux desktop that needs to be treated like a server before
It can be your fault, but if the distro is supposed to be easy and you haven’t messed with its internals, it’s probably the distro’s fault.
My #1 priority when choosing a distro was that it’s widely used and easy, because I don’t want to deal with that exact kind of shit.
Ultimately it’s all open source, you can make your own distro. If something doesn’t work, fork it and fix it yourself. That’s the beauty of Linux, with all that’s good and bad about it.
Plenty of Linux things that aren’t the users fault
See the arch Linux grub incident
Good to note this example is from 2022-08-30. Despite its “reputation” among some, Arch doesn’t break that often by itself.
yeah, i’ve been running arch for a couple of years now and the only time something broke was when the computer died in the middle of updating
Arch is not for Grandma or the average user, try Mint Debian.
I mean, not necessarily your fault but at least you know someone could care to fix it, and you didn’t spend $100 for the privilege.
I would love to be able to pay $100 for more great Linux distros.
Sorry, only spyware laden with ads is available currently at that price.
True. Even in the case of windows, it wasn’t like that some years ago.
You absolutely can. Most open source projects accept donations.
Not the same thing as purchasing an OS. Which you can do already, but there aren’t many options.