Re: linux zoom mute

Hi Sam,

This depends a bit on what Linux distro your student is using and how it's
configured, but it sounds like JACK is taking control of the soundcard,
blocking the sound from Pulseaudio.

There's a few different ways to work around this problem, "bridging"
pulseaudio through JACK.

I think the "KXStudio method" described here might be the easiest
workaround, basically just install the program called "cadence" and
configure from the GUI. If that's not working, there's a few other
configuration-based approaches listed here
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PulseAudio/Examples#PulseAudio_through_JACK

For added fun, once this is set up and running, you can route system audio
through JACK applications... maybe you can add some funny effects to your
zoom dialogue.

-Brian