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This bug was fixed in the package indicator-sound-gtk2 -
12.10.0.1-0ubuntu5.16.04.1

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indicator-sound-gtk2 (12.10.0.1-0ubuntu5.16.04.1) xenial; urgency=medium

  * Add compatibility for Lubuntu (LP: #1710993).

 -- Simon Quigley <tsimonq2@xxxxxxxxxx>  Fri, 04 Aug 2017 06:30:37 -0500

** Changed in: indicator-sound-gtk2 (Ubuntu Xenial)
       Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released

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Title:
  PulseAudio requirement breaks Firefox on ALSA-only systems after
  55.0.1 update

Status in indicator-sound-gtk2 package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in lubuntu-default-settings package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in lubuntu-meta package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in indicator-sound-gtk2 source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released
Status in lubuntu-default-settings source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released
Status in lubuntu-meta source package in Xenial:
  Fix Released

Bug description:
  [Impact]
  Users of Lubuntu 16.04 LTS are left with no sound in the default web browser, Firefox. This is a regression. For users with no knowledge of what PulseAudio even is (and even for people who *do* know what it is), this is not good.

  [Test Case]
   1. Go to a website that plays sound in Firefox on Lubuntu 16.04. This, for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QfHhFlTUN8

  Expected: Sound should play without having to install any additional
  software.

  Result: No sound is played, and the user is given a message that they
  need to install PulseAudio.

  [Regression Potential]
  People might get mad that PulseAudio is now installed, without them asking (but it adds functionality, so in my opinion this update is needed, regardless). I see no technical regression potential, as it is simply adding a dependency.

  [Original Description]
  I am on Lubuntu, an ALSA-only system, after update Firefox to version 55.0.1 it started to ask for PulseAudio when playing media.

  Reference: https://i.imgur.com/5gEnaYv.png

  I have initially stated the bug here: https://askubuntu.com/q/946568
  This bug also happened with Firefox 52 and were fixed on 52.0.2, it seems it have had returned: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/1671273

  For lubuntu-default-settings and indicator-sound-gtk2:

  [Impact]
  Without this fix, users are still using alsamixer after the migration to PulseAudio, this isn't intended as they should be using pavucontrol.

  [Test Case]
  Go to the panel after installing the above lubuntu-meta fix, and right click on the volume icon, then select Volume Settings, and it goes to alsamixer. After installing these fixes, clicking the icon should display a Sound icon and Sound Settings should go to pavucontrol.

  [Regression Potential]
  Little to none, as this has been applied in all releases after Lubuntu 16.04 LTS. The only regression would occur when launching pavucontrol (as shown and fixed in bug 1708619, the fix is in indicator-sound-gtk2).

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