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restart-ubuntu-10.10-sound
# list processes that use sound and get their ids
lsof | grep pcm
# Now let's kill those processes
kill -9 id1 id2 id3
# Now let's kill pulseaudio
pulseaudio --kill
# Pulseaudio restarts automatically, but
# to make sure lets send the start command
pulseaudio --start
# That's all, your sound's got a band-aid!
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