Gnome Linux disable or turn off beep sound for Terminal, bash
Q. This beep sound is annoying under Linux, how do I disable it forever?
A. To be frank there are many ways exists - to turn off terminal beep. Use any one of the following method as per your requirements.
If you are using Gnome terminal
a) Open Gnome terminal
b) Click on Settings > Preferences > Silence Terminal Bell
Or Click on General Tab -> General -> Un-Check Terminal bell option
If you are using xterm
Open ~/.xsession file (i.e. /home/you/.xession)
$ cdAppend following line
$ vi .xession
xset b off
Save and close the file.
If you are using bash
Open you ~/.inputrc file (i.e. /home/you/.inputrc file
$ cdAppend following line:
$ vi .inputrc
set bell-style none
Save and close the file.
If you just want to turn off beep for VIM text editor:
Open vim config file ~/.vimrc (i.e. /home/you/.vimrc)
$ cd
$ Vi .vimrc
Append following line
set vb
Save and close the file.
If you are using Ubuntu Linux
a) Click on Applications > Accessories > Terminal
b) Now click on Edit Menu > Current Profile
c) Click on General Tab > General > Remove check box (Terminal bell)
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November 9th, 2007 at 4:43 pm
in KDE konsole: Settings> Bell > None
Thanks.
November 15th, 2007 at 4:09 pm
Great tip. Saved me a lot of headaches hehe
February 1st, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Thank you for this tip to turn off the terminal beep. I used your bash shell suggestion, which worked perfectly after reboot. Thanks again!
February 23rd, 2008 at 1:56 pm
I found this:
http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2007/07/26/turning-off-the-system-hardware-beep-linux-tutorial/
For a altogether system bell disable.
June 25th, 2008 (2 weeks ago) at 2:45 am
I HAVE A CONSTENT BEEPING HOW DO I TURN IT OFF