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Failed to connect to MySQL: (1203) User howardkn already has more than 'max_user_connections' active connectionsFrom: Farley Flud Subject: Re: GNU/Linux is the Empowerment of the PC. So What Do You Do? Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy References: <17c37c35720e7ddc$20295$3326957$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <17c40c6de0c879aa$405$1351842$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Lines: 47 Path: ...!news.misty.com!weretis.net!feeder6.news.weretis.net!usenet.blueworldhosting.com!diablo1.usenet.blueworldhosting.com!feeder.usenetexpress.com!tr2.iad1.usenetexpress.com!news.usenetexpress.com!not-for-mail Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2024 19:59:23 +0000 Nntp-Posting-Date: Sun, 07 Apr 2024 19:59:23 +0000 X-Received-Bytes: 2080 Organization: UsenetExpress - www.usenetexpress.com X-Complaints-To: abuse@usenetexpress.com Message-Id: <17c417d563439fed$44$3121036$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> Bytes: 2489 On Sun, 7 Apr 2024 13:05:15 -0500, Physfitfreak wrote: > > What is Alsa? > Alsa is the Linux kernel audio driver plus associated user-space libraries that allow applications to access the kernel driver. Alsa is the "Advanced Linux Sound Architecture" and is a replacement for the older OSS (Open Sound Source) kernel audio driver. The Linux kernel audio driver (Alsa) allows application programs to access the audio hardware. Any application that produces digital audio output, or that accepts digital audio input, requires a kernel module to access the hardware. Alsa is the current module. Alsa has drivers for a lot, but not all, commercial sound chips/cards. The problem is that commercial sound card companies do not want to open their proprietary hardware specifications, and thus the fine folks at the Alsa Project cannot produce the appropriate drivers. But many high-end audio companies provide Alsa drivers > > So tell me. Do I have Alsa installed? Did you mean Alsa as an app to > begin with? > Yes. Alsa is built into the Linux kernel. Alsa is not an "app" but a kernel module to allow "apps" to access the audio hardware. But Alsa includes use-space libraries and applications as well. To check just execute this command from a terminal: aplay -L This should reveal all the audio playback devices that are recognized by the kernel.