#1141226 Debian 13 KDE: Dummy Output auto_null until pipewire-alsa is installed

Package:
pipewire
Source:
pipewire
Description:
audio and video processing engine multimedia server
Submitter:
Tibor Orbán
Date:
2026-07-01 14:59:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1141226#5
Date:
2026-07-01 14:56:54 UTC
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To:
After installing Debian 13 KDE, there was no sound on an HP EliteBook 830
G5 laptop. The system only showed an auto_null Dummy Output device. After
installing the pipewire-alsa package, the analog audio output appeared and
the sound started working immediately. It would be worth investigating
whether this package should be installed as a default dependency for the
KDE PipeWire configuration

Hardware: HP EliteBook 830 G5
Desktop: KDE Plasma
Debian version: Debian GNU/Linux 13
Issue reproduced with both Netinstall and DVD installer.