Sound in Linux

Your sound card should be configured correctly when you receive your pc. In general, you need to check:

  • hardware volume control
  • software volume sliders
  • software mute switches
and, when searching the software sliders and switches, remember that:
  • their presence depend on:
    • PC hardware
    • Sound software architecture, especially software layers
  • and, when present, their appearance depend on:
    • the desktop
      • type ("Session" in the login-screen)
        • gnome
        • KDE
      • release

so that the following is no more than a fast aging summary.

Fedora 8, for the gnome and KDE desktop types:

As far as available, check the sliders and buttons below:

Sound Preferences

  • gnome: System->Preferences->Hardware->Sound
    or
  • KDE: Run command... gnome-sound-properties
    • tab Sounds
      • Enable software sound mixing (ESD): on

Volume Control

  • gnome: System->Preferences->Hardware->Volume control
    or
  • gnome: Loudspeaker (Volume Applet) -> Open Volume Control
    or
  • KDE: Run command... -> gnome-volume-control
    • tab Switches
      • Front: on
    • tab Playback
      • volume sliders
      • the mute buttons below, which do not look like buttons !

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