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Ever since last week notifications will show, but can't be hidden.

Notifications stay there forever obstructing part of the screen and can't be closed.

This happens for most notifications and the only thing that hides them is pressing Alt+F2 then restart.

I really don't know what's caused this. This is what I've tried:

  • sudo apt-get install --reinstall notify-osd
  • Logging in and out.
  • Multiple restarts.

I'm running: Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS

Any help is much appreciated.

Edit: FIXED

Turns out I had this extension installed that doesn't work on 18.04: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/708/panel-osd/

Using: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3649/notification-position/ instead works perfectly.

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  • maybe a tweak could trigger something. like permanent notifications extensions.gnome.org/# github.com/bonzini/gnome-shell-permanent-notifications "This is a Gnome Shell extension to show the notifications as long as you don't take any action on them. They will disappear when you click them or they hide when you hover over them."
    – pierrely
    Commented Nov 21, 2020 at 6:25
  • @pierrely It's a good idea, though installing that extension hasn't fixed it :(
    – Joshua
    Commented Nov 21, 2020 at 7:42
  • Welcome to askubuntu.com! In case you find an answer to help solve a problem don't forget to click either the grey ☑ or the up-pointing arrow/triangle to the left of the text.
    – Hannu
    Commented Nov 21, 2020 at 21:29
  • at your own risk but there are other notifications tweaks there you might try
    – pierrely
    Commented Nov 22, 2020 at 5:45
  • new tweak extensions.gnome.org/extension/3795/notification-timeout
    – pierrely
    Commented Nov 23, 2020 at 5:19

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I got this issue on Ubuntu 22.04.1. How I fix that is simply lock my screen and re-login.

Ubuntu 22.04 Lock Screen

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  • This does not really answer the question. If you have a different question, you can ask it by clicking Ask Question. To get notified when this question gets new answers, you can follow this question. Once you have enough reputation, you can also add a bounty to draw more attention to this question. - From Review
    – Pilot6
    Commented Oct 4, 2022 at 8:38
  • This isn't the exact answer to the problem, but it is a short term solution for those that don't want to uninstall extensions, but have this problem. I also couldn't find a better solution elsewhere, so I upvoted it.
    – PoDuck
    Commented Aug 7 at 17:50
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According to the OP Panel OSD doesn't work on Ubuntu 18.04.

Use Notification Position Gnome Tweak instead.

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  • Thank you, my last edit to your answer was rejected, can you add something saying Panel OSD doesn't work on Ubuntu 18.04? Thanks.
    – Joshua
    Commented Nov 25, 2020 at 22:57
  • Thanks, that's good, can you approve my edit though? That's all I need.
    – Joshua
    Commented Nov 26, 2020 at 2:07
  • I've suggested an edit to your answer, can you approve it? askubuntu.com/review/suggested-edits/1102784
    – Joshua
    Commented Nov 26, 2020 at 5:04
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(20.04) System Settings > Notifications >

(__*) Lock screen notifications <- is probably like that.
(__*) Do not disturb <- if set, will not display any notfications.

... this might look differently in 18.04 [ I have no way to check ]

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  • I don't have that toggle and I still want to get notifications, it's just the notifications don't go away
    – Joshua
    Commented Nov 18, 2020 at 11:46
  • Updated the answer.
    – Hannu
    Commented Nov 19, 2020 at 13:02
  • What you're suggesting would stop any notification from showing, I still want notifications. The problem's that something's wrong with the notifications and they won't go away.
    – Joshua
    Commented Nov 19, 2020 at 22:51
  • CLARIFICATION: It is your FREE choice to NOT use "Do not disturb". I see the text here as more generally applicable than "only" answering your question.
    – Hannu
    Commented Nov 20, 2020 at 10:10
  • Ah okay I see now, that's okay
    – Joshua
    Commented Nov 20, 2020 at 10:46

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