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PulseAudio crackling
H Hardware
Low
🔴 Error Message
Audio crackling or popping sounds
📖 What This Means
Buffer underrun in audio system.
🔧 Step-by-Step Fix
- Edit: /etc/pulse/daemon.conf
- Set: default-fragments = 5 and default-fragment-size-msec = 2
- Restart: pulseaudio -k && pulseaudio --start