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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0006501Dwarf FortressTechnical -- Soundpublic2014-06-08 11:322014-06-10 08:28
Reporterg_brix 
Assigned ToFootkerchief 
PrioritylowSeverityminorReproducibilitysometimes
StatusresolvedResolutionduplicate 
PlatformLinuxOSUbuntuOS Version14.04
Product Version0.34.11 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0006501: No Sound; possibly an OpenAL Symlink issue
DescriptionDownloading and attempting to run the Linux version of DF (running ./df from the command line) starts the game, but with a pop-up error message regarding OpenAL.
Steps To ReproduceDownload the Linux distribution of the game, extract the folder in the archive to a directory on your computer, and attempt to run the df script from the command line.
Additional InformationA player found a solution to the issue. Although the solution was intended for Linux Mint users, the fix worked for me:

http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/1258 [^]

In my case, simply running the following from the command line fixed the problem:

sudo ln -s /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libopenal.so.1 /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libopenal.so
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Relationships
duplicate of 0003200acknowledged lethosor OpenAL Sound Problem 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2014-06-08 11:32g_brixNew Issue
2014-06-08 12:18lethosorNote Added: 0024800
2014-06-10 08:28FootkerchiefRelationship addedduplicate of 0003200
2014-06-10 08:28FootkerchiefStatusnew => resolved
2014-06-10 08:28FootkerchiefResolutionopen => duplicate
2014-06-10 08:28FootkerchiefAssigned To => Footkerchief

Notes
(0024800)
lethosor   
2014-06-08 12:18   
Looks like 0003200