{"id":8693,"date":"2019-03-03T15:45:30","date_gmt":"2019-03-03T15:45:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=8693"},"modified":"2019-03-03T15:45:30","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T15:45:30","slug":"disable-mute-terminal-alert-sound-ubuntu-18-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/03\/disable-mute-terminal-alert-sound-ubuntu-18-04\/","title":{"rendered":"[Quick Tip] Disable \/ Mute Terminal Alert Sound in Ubuntu 18.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/classic-gnome-icon.png\" alt=\"gnome shell\" width=\"245\" height=\"250\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5741\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ubuntu will play a simple alert sound for certain types of messages and events, e.g., error input in terminal and usb plugged in or removed.<\/p>\n<p>For some reason, you may want to disable or mute the alert sounds. And this quick tutorial will show you how to do it in Ubuntu 18.04 Gnome desktop.<\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open <b>Settings<\/b> utility from the left panel, and navigate to <b>Sound<\/b> settings from its left pane.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sound-settings.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sound-settings-600x395.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"395\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8694\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sound-settings-600x395.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sound-settings-450x297.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sound-settings-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sound-settings.jpg 968w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Then navigate to <b>Sound Effects<\/b> tab, and either mute or turn off &#8220;Alert volume&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/disable-alert-sound.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/disable-alert-sound-600x398.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"398\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8695\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/disable-alert-sound-600x398.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/disable-alert-sound-450x299.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/disable-alert-sound-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/disable-alert-sound.jpg 970w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>3.<\/b> (Optional) Instead of playing alert sounds, you can have visual flashes for the events.<\/p>\n<p>Go to <b>Univeral Access<\/b> settings, choose enable &#8220;Visual Alerts&#8221;, and set flash window title or entire screen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/visual-alert.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/visual-alert-600x334.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"334\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8696\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/visual-alert-600x334.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/visual-alert-450x250.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/visual-alert-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/visual-alert.jpg 973w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it. Enjoy!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ubuntu will play a simple alert sound for certain types of messages and events, e.g., error input in terminal and usb plugged in or removed. For some reason, you may want to disable or mute the alert sounds. And this quick tutorial will show you how to do it in Ubuntu 18.04 Gnome desktop. 1. 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