Sound not working in Ubuntu 14.04

  1. Reinstall alsa-utils

    sudo apt-get install alsa-utils --reinstall 
    
  2. Download and install alsa-lib

    On this page you will find all versions https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-lib

    Or find Here a link to version 1.0.25-4(the stable version)

    • Extract the archive and run the following code in the extracted directory

      ./configure && make
      
    • Then

      sudo make install