I want to see smaller pop-ups but where have I to go to configure this?
3 Answers
Depending on the OS version, one may have to to replace the existing Lubuntu notify pop-up with the XFCE equivalent:
XFCE Popup
Lubuntu Popup
It has a simple config GUI (xfce4-notifyd-config
) - by default the notification size is smaller - similar to the Unity pop-ups.
Since all the desktop popups work with the same underlying libnotify - using the XFCE variant in Lubuntu is fully compatible.
to install
Install the XFCE Notify Pop-up if you don't see it in your list of installed software (dpkg --get-selections | grep "xfce4-notify"
):
sudo apt-get install xfce4-notifyd
11.10 users
It doesn't work with notify-osd
if you have this also installed:
sudo apt-get remove notify-osd
Logout and login for the changes to take effect.
12.04 users
You need to remove notification-daemon
as described using this Q&A:
12.10 users
Notification-daemon have been replaced for xfce4-notifyd on the default installation
In other words, it's the default. You don't have to install or uninstall anything and the notifications are already smaller. But you can still do useful things such as choose
- where the pop-ups appear
- the duration pop-ups stay visible
- their theme and
- opacity
Just press Alt+F2 to bring up the Run
window (or click Run
in the main menu), type xfce4-notifyd-config
, and hit enter to get the GUI and make your choice.
Alternatively, if you want to use the mouse, you'll have to do a bit of extra work to get xfce4-notifyd-config
to appear as an option in Main Menu
, Preferences
:
- copy over
/usr/share/applications/xfce4-notifyd-config.desktop
to~/.local/share/applications
- open the copied file with Nano (or any other text editor)
- navigate to near the end of the file and look for the line
OnlyShowIn=XFCE
- edit that line to read
OnlyShowIn=XFCE;LXDE
- save the changes
You should now see Notifications
in Main Menu
, Preferences
. Clicking on that will bring up the GUI (that could be also accessed by typing xfce4-notifyd-config
in a terminal or in the dialog box obtained by pressing Alt+F2).
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Note that
xfce4-notifyd
cannot control the notifications ifnotify-osd
is also installed (true in 11.10 and still in 15.10). To fix this without re-login:sudo apt-get remove notify-osd; sudo killall notify-osd
.– taniusMar 12, 2016 at 15:03
Install notifyosdconfig
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:nilarimogard/webupd8
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install notifyosdconfig
Full Tutorial: http://www.webupd8.org/2011/05/configurable-notifyosd-bubbles-for.html
Screenshot
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1... in my testing - this works in ubuntu but doesnt work in lubuntu :( Can you confirm this?– fossfreedom ♦Dec 16, 2011 at 23:46
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Wow, that would be a drag if it does not work on Lubuntu, I am asking in #lubuntu– PantherDec 16, 2011 at 23:53
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These install instructions do no longer work in Ubuntu 15.04 and up. See this answer for an alternative.– taniusMar 12, 2016 at 15:06
By coincidence I discovered that notifyosdconfig
works with xfce4-notifyd
,
but you have to remove notify-osd
and the notification-daemon
.
FYI: I'm on Lubuntu 12.10
Sorry: disregard my answer, turned out that it doesn't change the settings of xfce4-notifyd :-(
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1If it didn't work, you might consider deleting it. Also, don't use bold for commands, whether its just names or not.– SethFeb 10, 2013 at 1:47
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Yes, I too feel this answer may not be necessary since it specifies 12.10 and 12.10 doesn't need any fixes because the pop-ups are handled by xfce4-notifyd by default.– user25656Feb 10, 2013 at 2:27