All Creative Labs' sound cards are recognized in Linux. If your card is not recognized, check with the manufacturer of the sound card. Login as root and type sndconfig at the console. The program will now run and detect your card. Check out the test file run! It's the voice of Linus Torvalds himself. Now you can use the xmms player in gnome or kde to play your favorite music or use the mikmod player or mpg123 at the console to play back your favorite music.