diff -Nrup gajim-0.8.orig/src/config.py gajim-0.8/src/config.py
--- gajim-0.8.orig/src/config.py	2005-08-19 09:47:31.000000000 +0200
+++ gajim-0.8/src/config.py	2005-08-20 17:45:32.000000000 +0200
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ class PreferencesWindow:
 		# sound player
 		player = gajim.config.get('soundplayer')
 		if player == '': # only on first time Gajim starts
-			commands = ('esdplay', 'artsplay', 'aplay', 'play')
+			commands = ('aplay', 'esdplay', 'artsplay', 'play')
 			for command in commands:
 				if helpers.is_in_path(command):
 					self.xml.get_widget('soundplayer_entry').set_text(command)