This is still a problem in Lubuntu 16.04. gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio is installed by default (presumably following Ubuntu), gstreamer1.0-alsa is not.
'sudo apt install gstreamer1.0-alsa' fixes the problem. Gstreamer apps such as banshee now output audio instead of silence. I will file a bug against lubuntu-desktop and reference this bug. ** Also affects: gstreamer1.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Summary changed: - Without pulseaudio, banshee and rhythmbox report "jack server is not running or cannot be started" and do not play + Lubuntu: banshee, rhythmbox, etc cannot play audio without pulseaudio or gstreamer1.0-alsa -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1178272 Title: Lubuntu: banshee, rhythmbox, etc cannot play audio without pulseaudio or gstreamer1.0-alsa To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/banshee/+bug/1178272/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs