Hello, Everyone :) I am running a fresh install of Fedora Core 1, during which I chose to install every package. I am also running KDE 3.1.93, installed from the Fedora RPMS I got from ftp.kde.org. The problem is, I have an application I really want to keep using, JUK, which requires that ARTS be installed even to run. So I have to have arts and arts-devel installed. Unfortunately, I can't play mp3's with XMMS when ARTS is running :( If I uninstall ARTS, I'm good to go (I use the OSS driver with XMMS) Anothe scenario: I chose to not start ARTS up when I log into KDE. And I also chose to not have any system sounds. Yet, when I reboot or log-in, the sounds are back. If I kill ARTS, it starts right back up, and I'm back to square one :( Any ideas about how to have the ARTS rpm's installed, but guarantee that it will never actually start up? Your help is greatly appreciated :) Steven P. Ulrick