Turn off error sound on Ubuntu 18.04

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How do I turn off the Ubuntu error sound (especially on the terminal) in Ubuntu 18.04?

Try this: https://askubuntu.com/questions/26068/how-do-you-mute-from-the-command-line — valiano, May 01 '18 at 14:37
Got to System-settings->Sound->Sound Effects->Alert volume and turn the switch to OFF. — Håkon Hægland, May 01 '18 at 17:26
Try this Turn off Motherboard/PC Speaker “beep” in Ubuntu 16.04 regression — WinEunuuchs2Unix, Jul 08 '18 at 02:29
I have a related problem: I can't stand Ubuntu 18's terminal bell, but following this advice, I realize the sound has two components: a) the one selected in "Sound Effect", and, b) a deep, practically booming reverb of the selection. I want to keep the first sound, but kill the reverb. Not only is it jarring, but in the lab where I work it is annoying to others, because it really carries. (Should I make this it's own question?) — Dan H, Oct 09 '19 at 18:42

score 85 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 08 '18 at 03:07

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In order to turn off Ubuntu error sound in Ubuntu 18.04 you need to go Setting > Sound > Sound Effects > Alert Volume > Off.

edited Jul 08 '18 at 03:07

David Foerster

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answered Jul 08 '18 at 02:23

Raju Ghosh

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it is good to know there is even bark.. – ArtificiallyIntelligent Aug 31 '19 at 01:48
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This alert control seems to not exist on Ubuntu 19.10. The solution given by Nick Hope does work, though – Tiago Carreira Jan 18 '20 at 13:09
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YES! This option mutes all of the alert sounds I constantly have whenever I'm holding down Backspace to remove a few characters in the text input field. Finally, no more constant alert sound effects in my headphones. – tom_mai78101 Feb 01 '20 at 21:39
@dgallant You have obviously never used Puppy Linux – Apr 17 '20 at 06:44
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Ubuntu 20 has removed this option :| This is really annoying in the text editor. – aderchox Jul 18 '20 at 16:17
@aderchox check Nick's answer https://askubuntu.com/a/1091357/757695 – Mohammad Kholghi Jan 06 '23 at 21:21

cescgie · Answer 2 · 2019-09-26T11:51:01.257

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If you just want to turn off on terminal in Ubuntu 18.04, open Terminal > Edit > Preference then choose your terminal profile and uncheck Terminal Bell

edited Sep 26 '19 at 11:51

answered Aug 16 '18 at 14:55

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Thanks, this should have been the accepted solution! – Sankalp Kotewar Oct 11 '20 at 05:24

score 38 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 09 '18 at 08:01

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Add the following line to the bottom of your ~/.bashrc file:

bind 'set bell-style none'

New terminals will have no error sound.

answered Nov 09 '18 at 08:01

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How about "~/.zshrc"? Doesn't work there. – aderchox Jul 18 '20 at 16:14
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@aderchox you can add this to your .zshrc unsetopt BEEP from: https://blog.vghaisas.com/zsh-beep-sound/ – BlueBeret Nov 26 '22 at 16:22

score 14 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 28 '19 at 07:44

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For turn off terminal sound you need go to terminal, then go to tab edit > preferences and uncheck terminal bell.

answered Apr 28 '19 at 07:44

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score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Mar 12 '23 at 20:52

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Run this command in the terminal:

dconf write /org/gnome/desktop/sound/event-sounds "false"

answered Mar 12 '23 at 20:52

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Nov 22 '23 at 14:47

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Either edit /etc/inputrc (system wide) or ~/.inputrc

and add the line:

set bell-style none

(it might just be commented out)

answered Nov 22 '23 at 14:47

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Turn off error sound on Ubuntu 18.04

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