Comment 38 for bug 269027

@lin398432.
Using nano to edit the files should be OK.

"I also considered using wine to install a .exe sound driver update from hp's website...will this work?"
That will not work, it may make things worse and complicate fixing the problem.

@PelletAR
It seems like you have a completely different problem; The hardware is different and your experience "The headphones don't work but the speakers do" does not match this bugs description. I suggest you create a new bug describing your problem.

Jarl