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 ->->. 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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