NotifyOSD Desktop Notifications

Posted on: March 10th, 2012 by No Comments

Ubuntu 11.10 NotifyOSD Screenshot

NotifyOSD is the cause of the cool little pop-up notifications seen on the Unity desktop. This unique notification tool will display pop-ups for several applications and system messages. Incoming chat messages are also displayed in pop-up bubbles.

More About NotifyOSD

The semi-transparent pop-up bubble design is quickly becoming quite popular among users. NotifyOSD can also be customized and adjusted in many ways.


The Future Of NotifyOSD

There are big plans to extend the support for NotifyOSD for those using KDE. There are also plans to implement a do-not-disturb mode which will temporarily turn off non-critical notifications. You may also have the ability to change the location of your pop-up notifications in coming versions.

Old Notifications

The notification-daemon tool was used prior to the release of the Unity desktop. The new interface is intended to be less interactive to prevent accidental clicks.

NotifyOSD Features

  • NotifyOSD will keep you informed about incoming messages from various sources.
  • You will also be notified when there is a change in your hardware or devices.
  • Keep yourself informed about incoming email.
  • If you are using a laptop NotifyOSD will inform you of a change in the battery status.
  • NotifyOSD will also integrate with several of your installed applications like news readers and chat applications.

NotifyOSD Appearance

Notify OSD will display confirmation messages and notification messages. All messages use a similar look and style though different information may be displayed. Some messages will display text, icons, or a status bar.

NotifyOSD Installation

Users can install NotifyOSD with the following commands.

$ sudo apt-get install notify-osd

Install NotifyOSD Config

You can install a graphical user interface that can be used to configure NotifyOSD from the WebUpd8 PPA with the commands below.

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install notifyosdconfig

Web Upd8 Homepage

Alternative PPA

You can also try an alternative PPA with the commands below.

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:leolik/leolik
$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:amandeepgrewal/notifyosdconfig
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install notifyosdconfig

What Links Here

Unity Desktop Introduction

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