not working in Rhino Linux/rolling Ubuntu devel/nobel

[iconoclasthero]

$ pulsemixer; sudo pulsemixer; which pulsemixer; pulsemixer --version
Failed to connect to pulseaudio
Failed to connect to pulseaudio: Connection refused
/usr/bin/pulsemixer
/bin/pulsemixer
1.5.1

Worked on the machines when I was running Ubuntu 22.04. Would still like to be able to use it, not sure how to get it to connect.

[iconoclasthero]

is it because i don't have pulseaudio now that everything's gone to pipewire-pulse?

$ apt install pulseaudio
The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:
  pipewire-jack
Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove it.

Installing:
  pulseaudio

Suggested packages:
  pavumeter  paprefs

Recommended packages:
  rtkit

REMOVING:
  pipewire-alsa  pipewire-audio  pipewire-audio-client-libraries

Summary:
  Upgrading: 0, Installing: 1, Removing: 3, Not Upgrading: 109
  Download size: 879 kB
  Space needed: 4,285 kB / 2,155 MB available

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