I just installed the card game called Pysol on Kanotix 2005-3. I then found out you need to install the sounds and sound server separately. I did that but don't know how to start the sound server when needed. Could someone lend a hand? Thanks
TitaniumTaz

The sound server should start automatically when you start the game. If you don't hear any sounds, click "Options --> Sound..." in Pysol.

Dead Parrot.... Now there's a name to mull over!!! Thank you for the quick reply. I did check the options and found that the sound button is depressed, but greyed out. I thought that it wsa probably because I haven't started the sound server yet, or because I had to D/L the sounds and server after I had installed Pysol. I know in my SuSE 9.3 it just works right out of the box. I'm open to try most anything if you have another suggestion. Again THANKS for the info.
TitaniumTaz

The nickname comes from a Monty Python sketch (follow the address in my signature ). And you did try to click it anyway, right? Well, if clicking "Options --> Sound..." doesn't help, then I guess you're using Debian testing/etch where there is currently a temporary dependency problem with pysol and it's sound server: pysol-sounds needs a newer version of pysol-sound-server, which needs a newer version of python but that is currently available only in unstable, not in testing.

If this is the case, then you basically have three options to choose from:

1) Wait until testing/etch gets newer versions of python and pysol-sound-server. This shouldn't take too long and after the upgrade sounds in Pysol should start working again.

2) Downgrade all Pysol packages to the versions that are available in stable and don't upgrade them until apt-get suggests you to upgrade the pysol-sound-server package. First, remove the pysol packages. Then edit /etc/apt/sources.list changing all "testing" (or "etch") entries to "stable". Then run "apt-get update" and install the pysol packages again. Then change /etc/apt/sources.list back from "stable" to "testing" and run "apt-get update".

3) Upgrade the pysol-sound-server package from unstable repo. Change "testing" to "unstable" in /etc/apt/sources.list and do "apt-get update". Then upgrade pysol-sound-server (this should upgrade some python packages too). Then revert "unstable" back to "testing" in /etc/apt/sources.list and do "apt-get update" once again.