How to mute/disable Hardware Beep Sound in Debian 10 Terminal | Linux Today

How to mute/disable Hardware Beep Sound in Debian 10 Terminal

Written By
KB
Karim Buzdar
Nov 26, 2019

If you are a frequent Terminal user, or even a newbie, you might have experienced an annoying beeping sound when you do something that is *not allowed*. For example, if you are in your Terminal and hit backspace when there are no characters to delete, this bell will ring.

KB

Karim Buzdar

Linux Today Logo

LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2026 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.