How can I keep ARTS from starting?

[John Wendel]

On Wednesday 19 November 2003 12:50 pm, Steven P. Ulrick wrote:
> Hello, Everyone :)
>    I am running a fresh install of Fedora Core 1, during which I
> chose to install every package.  I am also running KDE 3.1.93,
> installed from the Fedora RPMS I got from ftp.kde.org.
>    The problem is, I have an application I really want to keep
> using, JUK, which requires that ARTS be installed even to run.  So
> I have to have arts and arts-devel installed.  Unfortunately, I
> can't play mp3's with XMMS when ARTS is running :(  If I uninstall
> ARTS, I'm good to go (I use the OSS driver with XMMS)
>    Anothe scenario: I chose to not start ARTS up when I log into
> KDE. And I also chose to not have any system sounds.  Yet, when I
> reboot or log-in, the sounds are back.  If I kill ARTS, it starts
> right back up, and I'm back to square one :(
>    Any ideas about how to have the ARTS rpm's installed, but
> guarantee that it will never actually start up?
>    Your help is greatly appreciated :)
>
> Steven P. Ulrick


Did you try the following

su
cd /usr/bin
chmod 444 arts*

Guaranteed to keep aRts from running. I don't know what else it will 
break <grin>.

Regards,

John