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GNOME 2: how to turn off annoying sound that plays every time you click something (Linux Ubuntu 10.04)

June 14th, 2012

Recently, I ran some updates and my theme automagically changed. This is annoying, but I need to go to work, so I’ll have to look into it later. However, I can’t possibly leave the house without at least disabling the annoying little clicks that make noise every time I click something. Here’s what I did:

  • Go to: System -> Preferences -> Sound
  • Find the drop-down box entitled ‘Sound theme’.
  • Choose ‘No sounds’.
  • Enjoy the sound of silence….

(Also, I made sure the mute button for ‘Alert volume’ was ticked, just in case.)

I’m running Ubuntu 10.04 and GNOME 2.30.2 on this machine.  (Yeah, yeah, I know I need to upgrade, but I’m avoiding GNOME 3.  I watched the SO struggle with Mint for awhile, and am considering The Next Step.  But that’s another rant/post.)


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June 14th, 2012 09:18:27