Specifications

6.26. Where can I find sound applications for Linux?
Here are some good archive sites to search for Linux specific sound applications:
ftp://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/kernel/sound/•
ftp://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/apps/sound/•
ftp://tsx−11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/sound/>•
ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/Linux/util/sound/•
ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/Linux/xtra/snd−kit/•
ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/Linux/ALPHA/sound/•
Also see the References section of this document.
6.27. Can the sound drivers be compiled as a loadable
module?
With recent kernels the sound driver is supported as several kernel loadable modules.
See the files in /usr/src/linux/Documentation/sound, especially the files Introduction and
README.modules.
6.28. Can I use a sound card to replace the system console
beep?
Try the oplbeep program, found at ftp://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/apps/sound/oplbeep−2.3.tar.gz
Another variant is the beep program found at
ftp://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/kernel/patches/misc/modreq_beep.tgz
The modutils package has an example program and kernel patch that supports calling an arbitrary external
program to generate sounds when requested by the kernel.
Version 2.0 and later of KDE allows playing a sound file for the console beep in KDE applications such as
konsole.
Alternatively, with some sound cards you can connect the PC speaker output to the sound card so that all
sounds come from the sound card speakers.
6.29. What is VoxWare?
The commercial version of the sound drivers sold by 4Front Technologies was previously known by other
names such as VoxWare, USS (Unix Sound System), and even TASD (Temporarily Anonymous Sound
Driver). It is now marketed as OSS (Open Sound System). The version included in the Linux kernel is
sometimes referred to as OSS/Free.
The Linux Sound HOWTO
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