Here we go again (root, removed /tmp/*, ~/DCOP*, ~/.kde/tmp*, ~/.kde/socket* before startx)
$ rpm -q kdelibs-sound kdebase arts kdelibs-sound-2.2.2-38mdk kdebase-2.2.2-54mdk arts-2.2.2-38mdk (artsplay is working) $ noatun and then opening a .wav file results in: [root@trine root]# unix_connect: can't connect to server (unix:/tmp/mcop-root/trine_biologie_Uni-Osnabrueck_DE-0030-3c71603c) Launched ok, pid = 7993 unix_connect: can't connect to server (unix:/tmp/mcop-root/trine_biologie_Uni-Osnabrueck_DE-0030-3c71603c) (The previous message was repeated 1 times.) file flowsystem.cc: line 117 (void Arts::RemoteScheduleNode::connect (basic_string<char, string_char_traits<char>, __default_alloc_template<true, 0> >, Arts::ScheduleNode *, basic_string<char, string_char_traits<char>, __default_alloc_template<true, 0> >)): assertion failed: (!fs.isNull())