First stop PulseAudio from restarting automatically
First edit `~/.config/pulse/client.conf` and add following to stop PulseAudio from restarting automatically
````conf
nano ~/.pulse/client.conf
(autospawn = no)
```conf
```conf
(autospawn = no)
```
Then stop the PulseAudio socket and service
```bash
```bash
systemctl --user stop pulseaudio.socket
systemctl --user stop pulseaudio.socket
systemctl --user stop pulseaudio.service
systemctl --user stop pulseaudio.service
````
```
You might even think about uninstalling PulseAudio altogether, as there are scenarios where the driver gets restarted upon ALSA device requests. Yes, even with having the PulseAudio service disabled and `autospawn = no` set in your PulseAudio configuration.
You might even think about uninstalling PulseAudio altogether, as there are scenarios where the driver gets restarted upon ALSA device requests. Yes, even with having the PulseAudio service disabled and `autospawn = no` set in your PulseAudio configuration.