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This is a good test that you can execute prior to testing applications that need voice input, like Voice over IP (VoIP). Keep in mind that the microphone input should be activated. If you don't hear your own voice, check your sound settings. It often happens that the microphone is muted or on verry low volume. This can be easily adjusted using alsamixer or your distribution-specific graphical interface to the sound system.
In KDE you can start the krec utility, Gnome provides the gnome-sound-recorder.
11.3. Video playing, streams and television watching
Various players are available:
• xine: a free video player
• ogle: DVD player.
• okle: KDE version of ogle
• mplayer: Movie Player for Linux
• totem: plays both audio and video files, audio CDs, VCD and DVD.
• realplay: from RealNetworks.
• hxplay: a Real alternative, see HelixDNA.
• kaffeine: media player for KDE3.
Most likely, you will find one of these in your graphical menus.
Keep in mind that all codecs necessary for viewing different types of video might not be on your system by default. You can get a long way downloading W32codecs and libdvdcss.
The LDP released a document that is very appropriate for this section. It is entitled DVD Playback HOWTO and describes the different tools available for viewing movies on a system that has a DVD drive. It is a fine addition to the DVD HOWTO that explains installation of the drive.
For watching TV there is choice of the following tools, among many others for watching and capturing TV, video and other streams: