I find that some applications require the aRts sound server to be enabled for the audio to be heard, while other apps require the server to be disabled to get audio output. Since it seems there is no way for all audio aplications to be happy with one state or another, manual intervention is needed. To change the state of the sound server I have to go into the KDE Control Center, enable or disable the sound server, then click the Apply button. Is there a ways to start/stop the aRts sound server from the command line? Thanks. -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list