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ubuntu-sounds package

Missing Ubuntu Power-on Sound

Asked by Tadhg McSherry

I recently successfully upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 from 11.04 and also upgraded the bios on my Dell Inspirion 1720 but I do not get the introductory Ubuntu default sound on power up. This is not a major problem and I have checked that the sound is'nt muted etc. I have no problem with sound on any multi-media apps like Banshee or playing movies on VLC etc. I am wondering is the cause from the bios upgrade or from one of the many updates I have gotten since moving up to 11.10? The bios update installed perfectly and my boot up time is very quick now, so the only problem is the Ubuntu sound. I have checked all the sound settings and they have passed the speaker tests etc. Anyone help? Thank You.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Try:

sudo apt-get --reinstall install ubuntu-sounds

May help

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Tadhg McSherry (tadhg-mcsherry) said : 		#2

Thanks Andrew, but this did not work, does not like the word ubuntu, says it is invalid. One thing I have noticed subsequently though is that it is just for my own login that the Ubuntu sound does not play. I set up two more family members on this computer and the Ubuntu power on sound plays for them. Must be something about my account. It played for me yesterday when I got another user to delete my account and set me back up again but today it has failed to play the sound when I log back in. The help suggests that I can tick or untick a box in the user settings to turn on or off the intro sound but I cannot see this anywhere. Not a serious problem but it would be nice to find out why this happens. Any further help would be appreciated. Thanks.

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