I don't think it's that bad, but Ubuntu developers "forgot" to configure it in Ubuntu Hardy so everyone has to do it by themselves. But when I run Steam without PulseAudio (I hope so) with: Code: wine "C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" Steam runs fine, the games launch fine, but there is no in-game sound. I read about a workaround - play some music while Steam starts, so that it won't "steal" the sound - but is their a proper solution to this issue?