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artsd will not let go of the /dev/dsp device. This is why play, gramofile,
mpg123, and flite will not work. There are several solutions :

- disable artsd

- artsshell suspend

- artsdsp mpg123 myfile.mp3

- artsplay myfile.wav

My solution? 

Add to .aliases file :

alias gqmpeg='/opt/kde2/bin/artsdsp /usr/local/bin/gqmpeg $*'
alias play='/opt/kde2/bin/artsdsp /usr/bin/play $*'
alias flite='/opt/kde2/bin/artsdsp /usr/local/bin/flite $*'
alias flite_time='/opt/kde2/bin/artsdsp /usr/local/bin/flite_time $*'
alias pysol='/opt/kde2/bin/artsdsp /usr/local/bin/pysol $*'

and source .aliases on login.


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