Daniel, There are very few PCs that will not work with linux. If you want to determine if there are sound card drivers for this particular machine, I suggest contact the seller and ask them what hardware the sound card is. Most likely it is part of the motherboard chipset. If it is, ask what chipset that is, and what software drivers are used for it. Then, check the supported sound card list here: http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:Main But be careful about this particular auction, becuase it is located in Brisbane Australia, and states pickup in Brisbane or courier from Brisbane. If you are in Brisbane that may be okay, but ask what the shipping cost will be. Also note that this seller is only accepting money order or bank transactions, no paypal payments. -- Doug > Will the following machine work with linux? > http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Dell-gx150-p3-1133-desktop-256-mb-sdram-10-gb-hdd_W0QQitemZ280145248725QQihZ018QQcategoryZ111442QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem