Determine if other sounds are audible on my computer
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Determine if other sounds are audible on my computer

In this section, we are going to test to see if other types of sounds are audible on your computer. We will do this by playing a sound over the speakers that is stored on your hard drive.

First we must locate an appropriate test file. This will be done using the command line.

Select K-Button->System->Konsole. A new window will appear with a command prompt. At the prompt type:

$ locate -n1 KDE_Window_Open.wav

When you press return, there will be a pause, and a single line with a file location will be printed below your typed command.

$ locate -n1 KDE_Window_Open.wav
/usr/local/kde/share/sounds/KDE_Window_Open.wav

Now you are going to ask KDE to play this short sound file. Type the text noatun followed by a space. Then copy the full location of the file you just located with the previous command. For example:

$ noatun /usr/local/kde/share/sounds/KDE_Window_Open.wav

If you heard a short sound, click here.

If you did not hear a short sound, your sound system is not configured correctly. Click here to proceed.

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