{"id":8788,"date":"2019-03-31T17:06:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-31T17:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=8788"},"modified":"2019-03-31T17:06:22","modified_gmt":"2019-03-31T17:06:22","slug":"disable-mute-alert-sound-ubuntu-19-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2019\/03\/disable-mute-alert-sound-ubuntu-19-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Disable or Mute Alert Sound in Ubuntu 19.04"},"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 Gnome desktop will play a simple alert sound for certain types of messages and events, e.g., terminal tab completion alert and usb plugged in or removed.<\/p>\n<p>In Ubuntu 19.04 sound settings, it only provide options to choose a different alert sound, though it used to have an option to disable or mute it in old Ubuntu releases. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sound-settings-1-600x340.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"340\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sound-settings-1-600x340.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sound-settings-1-450x255.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sound-settings-1-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/sound-settings-1.jpg 1039w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>1.<\/b> Open Ubuntu Software, search for and install <b>dconf editor<\/b>:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware-600x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"207\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware-600x207.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware-450x155.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/dconf-editor-gnomesoftware.jpg 921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.<\/b> Launch <b>dconf editor<\/b> and navigate to <b>org\/gnome\/desktop\/sound<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Then turn off the switch for &#8220;event-sounds&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/turnoff-eventsound-600x403.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"403\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-8790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/turnoff-eventsound-600x403.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/turnoff-eventsound-450x302.png 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/turnoff-eventsound.png 764w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, previous changes will be restored once you choose an alert sound (pic 1) in Sound settings.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ubuntu Gnome desktop will play a simple alert sound for certain types of messages and events, e.g., terminal tab completion alert and usb plugged in or removed. 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