Disable the PC Speaker Beep

Introduction link

It’s very annoying to hear BEEPs for every impossible completions or errors when you’re working in a shell!

Solutions link

Temporary Solution link

Simply, from a graphical interface, run this command:

  xset -b
  

That’s the solution to stop the biiiiiiiiiiiiiip :-)

Permanent Solution link

If you want a long-term solution! Add this line to the /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist file:

  blacklist pcspkr
  

This will disable all PC speaker sounds (startup, shutdown…). Pure bliss!