Is there a way to clear the pop up notifications I get from changing the volume, brightness, dropbox updates, etc…?
Sometimes I have to sit and wait for them to go away so that I can continue to work, as they are blocking something I want to click or look at.
I know this question might seem a little naggy but it does indeed lower my productivity sometimes. I don't mind getting the notifications, but I do mind not having a option to clear them.
Any idea how I can do that?
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 (Gnome)
Best Answer
The package responsible for displaying the notifications is notify-osd . You can remove it by opening up a terminal and running the following command:
Fair warning: this will permanently disable all notifications.
If you later decide you want the notifications back, you can run the following command: