On Tue, 08 Nov 2005 16:58:43 -0400, Brian Mury wrote: > On Tue, 2005-11-08 at 15:41 -0400, Guillermo Garron wrote: >> I have tried to use skype when my browser have the control of the sound >> card, and i have to turn off all applications that uses the sound card >> in order to use the one i want. >> >> i have read somewhere that it is needed to install a special software to >> make linux able to run two aplications that uses the same sound card. > > http://www.skype.com/help/guides/soundsetup_linux.html In gnome, Desktop->Preferences->Sound and check Enable sound server startup. Then you can check with ps and see that it really started.