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Have sound problems in Linux? Generally most computers, now-a-days, ship with multiple sound devices (one “on board” [on the motherboard] and one separately installed, which you want to use…usually — such as the Creative X-Fi card or another “higher quality” sound card). Sometimes this creates conflicts with your system or users just need to tell [...]

There is a way to get your Creative X-Fi Card working in Ubuntu Linux using the proprietary drivers provided by Creative as of 2008/2009. As of Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) and 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) they work fine; however, they do take a little bit of know-how to install. Soon there will be no need for [...]