  A review on acoustic mode damping and excitation in solar-type stars is
presented. Current models for linear damping rates are discussed in the light
of recent low-degree solar linewidth measurements with emphasis on the
frequency-dependence of damping rates of low-order modes. Recent developments
in stochastic excitation models are reviewed and tested against the latest
high-quality data of solar-like oscillations, such as from alpha Cen A, and
against results obtained from hydrodynamical simulations.
