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Re: Disabling GNOME loud beep at shutting down



On Fri, 2011-07-08 at 20:30 +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> Keep system bell, but disable GDM bell?
> 
> Here's a howto for login:
> 
> http://error.wordpress.com/2005/11/03/gdm-please-dont-beep-at-login/
> 
> This or something similar might work for restart or shutdown too? Does
> it beep at the start or at the end of the shutdown/restart?

On my machine there's an empty PostSession script:

# cat /etc/gdm3/PostSession/Default
#!/bin/sh

exit 0

I don't think that the greeter has to do with the shutdown beep, but I
anyway would test it:

# cat /etc/gdm3/greeter.gconf-defaults
# Use a specific background
#/desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename	/usr/share/images/desktop-base/login-background.svg
#/desktop/gnome/background/picture_options	zoom

# Theming options
#/desktop/gnome/interface/gtk_theme		Clearlooks

# Greeter options
/apps/gdm/simple-greeter/logo_icon_name 	debian-swirl

# Play system beeps - especially the one when the greeter is ready
/desktop/gnome/sound/event_sounds		true

# Some other possible options
#/apps/gdm/simple-greeter/banner_message_enable		true
#/apps/gdm/simple-greeter/banner_message_text		Welcome
#/apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_restart_buttons	false
#/apps/gdm/simple-greeter/disable_user_list		false

# The lower panel doesn't work with the compositor
/apps/metacity/general/compositing_manager		false

# Prevent the power management icon from showing up
/apps/gnome-power-manager/ui/icon_policy		never



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