If you drop sample rate in Super Tux, problem goes away or is not so bad: in ~/.openalrc
(define devices '(alsa dsp arts esd alsa native arts esd null)) (define alsa-device "default") (define speaker-num 2) (define sampling-rate 22050) <--- Was 44100 -- [feisty] Sound glitches and clicks with Intel 82801G in some applications https://launchpad.net/bugs/99735 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs