No sound on Zorin OS 16.2 Xfce

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If you don't use hdmi for external monitor, blacklist as per my tutorial here:

[HOW TO] Get a SoundBlaster Audigy Rx to work in your system!

How to blacklist a sound card in Linux Sometimes it may happen that you have a sound device that you do not use or then you are one of those people who dislike Pulseaudio and use Alsa instead. Especially with Alsa it gets very useful if you have only the sound device enabled which you actually use. Here are some notes about using Alsa instead of Pulseaudio in Linux. Start with the minimal installation. When you start with the bare minimum installation (installing only the basic system compo…