I had the "seek sound missing bug" on Trisquel too. The same is not in
Debian. May I recommend you my favorite video player?
**smplayer**
Sometimes when playing a video file in vlc the audio stops working also when
I seek the audio turns off from time to time.
Soundcard: Intel 6 series/c200 series chipset family high definition audio
controller(Rev 05)
Restarting the same video in vlc fixes the problem but not always with
Your soundcard is ok with free software. Some Trisquel users have the same as
yours.
https://h-node.org/soundcards/view/en/395/Intel-Corporation-6-Series-C200-Series-Chipset-Family-High-Definition-Audio-Controller--rev-05-
It can also be your graphic card.
This thing happened to me yesterday