Felix Miata composed on 2023-05-30 00:57 (UTC-0400):
I did a fresh minimal (no-recommends) installation with only IceWM, then today: zypper in kdebase3 kdebase3-kdm kdebase3-session kdebase3-runtime kdebase3-workspace kdebase3-SuSE kdebase3-apps kdeutils3 kdegraphics3 kdeaddons3-kicker
Same PC has 15.4, in which KDE3 system sounds work as expected: # rpm -qa | egrep 'alsa|arts|audio|gstr|jack|mix|pavu|puls|sof-f|sound|vlc|wire' | sort alsa-1.2.6.1-150400.1.4.x86_64 alsa-ucm-conf-1.2.6.3-150400.1.4.noarch alsa-utils-1.2.6-150400.1.4.x86_64 arts-1.5.10-lp154.39.66.x86_64 gstreamer-1.20.1-150400.1.5.x86_64 gstreamer-plugins-base-1.20.1-150400.1.9.x86_64 kdelibs3-arts-3.5.10-lp154.243.1.x86_64 kdemultimedia3-arts-3.5.10.1-lp154.81.1.x86_64 kdemultimedia3-mixer-3.5.10.1-lp154.81.1.x86_64 kdemultimedia3-sound-3.5.10.1-lp154.81.1.x86_64 libasound2-1.2.6.1-150400.1.4.x86_64 libaudiofile1-0.3.6-3.7.10.x86_64 libgstaudio-1_0-0-1.20.1-150400.1.9.x86_64 libgstreamer-1_0-0-1.20.1-150400.1.5.x86_64 libgstriff-1_0-0-1.20.1-150400.1.9.x86_64 libjack0-1.9.12-150000.3.3.1.x86_64 libpipewire-0_3-0-0.3.49-150400.1.5.x86_64 libpulse0-15.0-150400.2.10.x86_64 libwebrtc_audio_processing1-0.3-1.35.x86_64 libwireplumber-0_4-0-0.4.9-150400.3.3.2.x86_64 pipewire-0.3.49-150400.1.5.x86_64 pipewire-alsa-0.3.49-150400.1.5.x86_64 pipewire-modules-0_3-0.3.49-150400.1.5.x86_64 pipewire-spa-plugins-0_2-0.3.49-150400.1.5.x86_64 pipewire-spa-tools-0.3.49-150400.1.5.x86_64 pipewire-tools-0.3.49-150400.1.5.x86_64 sof-firmware-2.0-150400.1.4.noarch wireplumber-0.4.9-150400.3.3.2.x86_64 wireplumber-audio-0.4.9-150400.3.3.2.noarch # systemctl --global --user status pipewire.{service,socket} ● pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-05-30 01:22:23 EDT; 4min 59s ago TriggeredBy: ● pipewire.socket Main PID: 897 (pipewire) Tasks: 2 (limit: 4915) CGroup: /user.slice/user-0.slice/user@0.service/session.slice/pipewire.service └─ 897 /usr/bin/pipewire May 30 01:22:23 gx780 systemd[721]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service. ● pipewire.socket - PipeWire Multimedia System Socket Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.socket; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-05-30 01:22:18 EDT; 5min ago Triggers: ● pipewire.service Listen: /run/user/0/pipewire-0 (Stream) CGroup: /user.slice/user-0.slice/user@0.service/app.slice/pipewire.socket May 30 01:22:18 gx780 systemd[721]: Listening on PipeWire Multimedia System Socket. # systemctl --global --user status wireplumber ● wireplumber.service - Multimedia Service Session Manager Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/wireplumber.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Tue 2023-05-30 01:22:23 EDT; 5min ago Main PID: 898 (wireplumber) Tasks: 4 (limit: 4915) CGroup: /user.slice/user-0.slice/user@0.service/session.slice/wireplumber.service └─ 898 /usr/bin/wireplumber May 30 01:22:23 gx780 systemd[721]: Started Multimedia Service Session Manager. # I did the best I could manager to match installed packages on 15.5 to those on 15.4. It wound up with a slightly different total apparently due to some changed deps, but KDE3 system sounds do not work (yet aplay does): # rpm -qa | egrep 'alsa|arts|audio|gstr|jack|mix|pavu|puls|gstr|sof-f|sound|vlc|wire' | sort alsa-1.2.8-150500.1.1.x86_64 alsa-ucm-conf-1.2.8-150500.1.1.noarch alsa-utils-1.2.8-150500.1.2.x86_64 arts-1.5.10-lp155.39.30.x86_64 gstreamer-1.22.0-150500.1.1.x86_64 gstreamer-plugins-base-1.22.0-150500.1.2.x86_64 kdelibs3-arts-3.5.10-lp155.243.12.x86_64 kdemultimedia3-arts-3.5.10.1-lp155.81.4.x86_64 kdemultimedia3-mixer-3.5.10.1-lp155.81.4.x86_64 kdemultimedia3-sound-3.5.10.1-lp155.81.4.x86_64 libasound2-1.2.8-150500.1.1.x86_64 libaudiofile1-0.3.6-3.7.10.x86_64 libgstaudio-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.1.2.x86_64 libgstreamer-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.1.1.x86_64 libgstriff-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.1.2.x86_64 libjack0-1.9.12-150000.3.3.1.x86_64 libjacknet0-1.9.12-150000.3.3.1.x86_64 libjackserver0-1.9.12-150000.3.3.1.x86_64 libpipewire-0_3-0-0.3.64-150500.1.2.x86_64 libpulse0-15.0-150400.2.10.x86_64 libwebrtc_audio_processing1-0.3-1.35.x86_64 libwireplumber-0_4-0-0.4.13-150500.1.2.x86_64 pipewire-0.3.64-150500.1.2.x86_64 pipewire-alsa-0.3.64-150500.1.2.x86_64 pipewire-modules-0_3-0.3.64-150500.1.2.x86_64 pipewire-spa-plugins-0_2-0.3.64-150500.1.2.x86_64 pipewire-spa-tools-0.3.64-150500.1.2.x86_64 pipewire-tools-0.3.64-150500.1.2.x86_64 sof-firmware-2.2.4-150500.1.1.noarch wireplumber-0.4.13-150500.1.2.x86_64 wireplumber-audio-0.4.13-150500.1.2.noarch yast2-sound-4.5.0-150500.1.5.x86_64 # systemctl --global --user status pipewire.{service,socket} ● pipewire.service - PipeWire Multimedia Service Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: active (running) since Wed 2023-05-31 00:46:32 EDT; 1min 2s ago TriggeredBy: ● pipewire.socket Main PID: 1457 (pipewire) Tasks: 2 (limit: 4915) CGroup: /user.slice/user-0.slice/user@0.service/session.slice/pipewire.service └─ 1457 /usr/bin/pipewire May 31 00:46:32 gx780 systemd[692]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service. ● pipewire.socket - PipeWire Multimedia System Socket Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/pipewire.socket; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Wed 2023-05-31 00:37:24 EDT; 10min ago Triggers: ● pipewire.service Listen: /run/user/0/pipewire-0 (Stream) CGroup: /user.slice/user-0.slice/user@0.service/app.slice/pipewire.socket May 31 00:37:24 gx780 systemd[692]: Listening on PipeWire Multimedia System Socket. # systemctl --global --user status wireplumber ● wireplumber.service - Multimedia Service Session Manager Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/user/wireplumber.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Wed 2023-05-31 00:46:32 EDT; 1min 8s ago Main PID: 1458 (wireplumber) Tasks: 4 (limit: 4915) CGroup: /user.slice/user-0.slice/user@0.service/session.slice/wireplumber.service └─ 1458 /usr/bin/wireplumber May 31 00:46:32 gx780 systemd[692]: Started Multimedia Service Session Manager. May 31 00:46:32 gx780 wireplumber[1458]: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NameHasNoOwner # :( -- Evolution as taught in public schools is, like religion, based on faith, not based on science. Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata